BREAKING: Nigeria Cricket slams ban on Onyeama, drags ex-President to EFCC, ICPC

Tough times await former President of Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF), Emeka Onyeama following unanimous decision of the country’s Cricket full council to ban him from all cricket-related activities in Nigeria.

Rising from its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Abuja, NCF’s full council which is the highest decision making body in the country’s cricket fraternity accused Onyeama of gross misconduct and financial misappropriation.

They actually vowed to sustain the ban pending the outcome of the investigations by the anti-graft agencies including Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), among others.

Onyeama failed in his bid to return back to the board last year after the National Sports Federation (NSF) which held in June, 2017.

Earlier in a financial report of 2017, presented by the federation’s Auditor, Raaji Rasheed, the former NCF board led by Onyeama was indicted of embezzling monies up to the tune of over $100, 000, being part of the major cash delivered by the International Cricket Council (ICC) early last year.

Blueprint will subsequently update you on the full financial analysis by NCF in 2017 as presented to the full council.

However, the full resolution by the General Assembly read thus;

  1. The General Assembly ratified the appointment of a new data and finance officer for the Federation.

 

  1. The General Assembly unanimously agreed to continue the services of the external auditor contracted by the Federation

 

  1. The General Assembly unanimously agreed to the amended NCF constitution.

 

  1. The General Assembly by majority vote agreed to the compulsory payment of annual affiliation fees by State Cricket Associations.
  2. After the report from the NCF Ethics and Disciplinary Committee, the General Assembly unanimously suspended the former president of the Federation Engr. Emeka Onyeama from all Federation activities due to gross misconduct and financial misappropriation, pending the outcome of the investigations by the anti-graft agencies.

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