A Five-man committee has been set up by the Ebonyi state Ministry of Sports and Youth Development to probe the emergence of Senator Obinna Ogba, the Senate Committee Chairman on Sports and other contestants for the state Football Association (FA) elections scheduled for June 1
The election has been shrouded in controversy over the alleged monopolisation of the process by Ogba whom the state sports ministry’s sources say, has been occupying the seat for more than 10 years and his re-election ambition is causing ripples in the state’s football circles.
The sports commissioner, Charlse Akpuenika who inaugurated the committee, expressed dismay that he and other state’s sports stakeholders were not aware of the processes which led to the emergence of delegates and other activities concerning the election.
He said: “The committee will be headed by the ministry’s new Permanent Secretary, Mr Jonathan Okoronkwo and is empowered to invite Ogba and other contestants to the next meeting of sports stakeholders in the state.
“The committee should review and brief the stakeholders, the processes used in electing delegates who will vote in the elections as none of the stakeholders is aware of the process.
He gave the committee 48 hours to complete the assignment and reconvene a meeting of the stakeholders where all the contestants and delegates should be present.
“No one of the contestants is above the state ministry and anyone who wants to prove so will be told that no one is above the ministry and we will seek for a postponement of the election from NFF if we don’t clear all issues, “ he said.
