Team Manager of Nigeria Nationwide League, NNWL side, FC Lokoja, Mallam Umar Isah has emerged the new chairman of Kogi State Football Association in a keenly contested election.
The election that was presided over by the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF head of Referees’ Appointment Committee, Alhaji Yusuf Ahmed Fresh, Mallam Isah polled 11 of the 16 votes casted to edge the former chairman of Okehi Local Government, Mallam Hassan Okehi Yusuf who got five votes.
Hassan Muhammed Wada won the vice chairmanship position after his sole opponent, Shina Akande was disqualified on ground of electoral guidelines.
Mallam Umar Isah who has been the Team Manager of Lokoja based NNWL for 15 years has however replaced the former chairman Yahaya Adama who was a strong member of controversial Chris Giwa led NFF board.
Other members of the newly elected board include the Team Manager of Kogi United, Henry Ameh, chairman of Oguche Babes FC, Mr Peter Oguche from Kogi East senatorial district.
Mallam Ahmed Chigolo, Alhaji S.S. Bello and John Adahumi are the new FA members from Kogi Central while Mr Abiodun Olawale and Dan Usman Abdul will be on the new board from Kogi West senatorial district.
In his acceptance address, the newly elected chairman Mallam Umar Isah said his new board will key into development of football from the grassroots and also ensure that the football family in the state come together to move the game forward in Kogi State.
Meanwhile, chairman of Kogi United and Confluence Queens, Mallam Abdul Adama has congratulated the newly constituted executive board of the state football association.
The new board who were elected into power on Friday have the Team Manager of FC Lokoja, Mallam Umarr Isah as chairman and Hassan Wada as vice chairman are expected to draw a new vista in the development of Kogi State football.
Mallam Adama who expressed confidence and satisfaction on the new board noted that it will bring about success and achievement to the state football.
He however urged the new board to play an open door policy and run a business oriented football association in the state just as he promised his clubs’ continuous support for the association.
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Come to think of it, the salary arrears the lecturers are agitating is it not from the bailout fund? Since when was it released? Why has government not payed? Why did the government paid 4months instead of 5months payment? Answer this questions my brother, I am a student too but if that does not mean we should be so parochial.
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