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Rugby World Federation Will Soon lift ban on Nigeria-Dr. Ademola Are
…solicits Stakeholder’s support
Joel Ajayi
Nigeria will soon heave a sigh of relief as efforts are on to bring the country back to the comity of Rugby playing Nations.
President, Nigeria Rugby Football Federation, Dr. Ademola Are stated this in Abuja saying that the ban has harmed the development and growth of the game in the country.
“Until this ban is lifted, our source of income is actually limited. We need fund from international body, we need fund from Individuals and corporate bodies, and most especially, we need fund from ministry, there is really nothing we can do without the Ministry”
Ademola Are is optimistic that having send the constitution, the reports, pictures, minutes of the meeting to the international body, it is expected that Rugby Africa will send it to the World Rugby for a deliberation and approval during their congress in May.
“From the fellas we are getting from federation Presidents from Africa, they are very eager that Nigeria will come back. They believed we have the population, we have the economy and we have a very large pool of players to tap from, they are eager to bring us back to the fold.
On the decisions reached at the just concluded congress in Benin, Edo State last month, on the co-options of 3 members into the board, Are said these members are those that have value to Rugby in Nigeria and Africa especially in the areas of finance.
The President said the new board is intended to have programs at all the states in all geographical zones simultaneously, taking the game to tertiary institutions as well as rejuvenating the league whereby Northern and Southern teams will slug it out and a champion will emerge at the end of the competition so as to discover more elite players within the country.
“In all these, we needed finance, we have been in touch with Chairman of Padmozi, we have also met with Sports Minister, Chief Sunday Dare, the Permanent Secretary has also been good to us and other spirited individuals”. Are stated.
Dr Are however solicited the unflinching supports of the Rugby Club owners in various states because according to him, they are the serious stakeholders
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Remain Calm, IBB International Golf Club Tells Members
It was an unusual scenario Saturday morning as the security agencies comprises of Police and DSS stormed the club, asking staff and members to vacate the club house and course.
While reacting to the incident, the release signed by Ibrahim Alhassan Babayo, the Captain of the IBB International Golf and Country Club, Abuja, described the incident as unfortunate and unexpected.
Ibrahim Babayo accused some minority members with vested interest who collaborated with some security men to seal the club in an attempt to disrupt the scheduled Extra-ordinary General Meeting of the Club.
The release urged everyone to remain calm, assured them that all necessary legal steps will be taken to ensure that the process of filing the Board of Trustees, BOT, vacancies is conducted correctly despite the attempts to derail the process.
The Captain said the club will not relent in its efforts to ensure fairness, transparency and due process prevail.
While assuring the members of continued support and trust, the statement asked the staff and members to await further instructions.
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