Gov Alia sacks Lobi Stars FC board

By Peter Duru, Makurdi

Governor Hyacinth Alia has approved the dissolution of the committee and absorption of the Benue State-owned Lobi Stars Football Club.

The sacked committee was led by the Permanent Secretary successful the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Creativity, Dr. Philip Nongu.

The governor, successful a connection issued Thursday successful Makurdi by his Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula, stated that “the dissolution is with contiguous effect.”

According to him, “The determination is aimed astatine repositioning the nine for greater efficiency, accountability, and amended show successful some the Nigeria Premier Football League and different competitions.”

The politician further directed that each members of the dissolved absorption should manus implicit each authoritative documents, assets, and responsibilities to the Commissioner for Youth, Sports and Creativity with contiguous effect.

The politician expressed appreciation to the outgoing committee and absorption for their services to the nine and the authorities and assured that “a caller absorption operation volition soon beryllium announced to thrust the adjacent signifier of Lobi Stars’ maturation and competitiveness.”

He reaffirmed his administration’s committedness to sports improvement arsenic a captious instrumentality for younker engagement, endowment discovery, and societal cohesion successful Benue State.

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