***MULTIPLE CRISIS HITS KWARA UNITED AS GOVT SETS UP FOUR DIFFERENT MANAGEMENT TEAM *** There seems to be a serious management crisis in the camp Kwara United Football Club over power on who controls the Ilorin Premier League side. Investigations revealed that only recently, the management board of the club led by the Barrister Bamidele Aluko was queried by a team of fact finding committee set up by the government t look into the finances of the club. The query, according to sources, was borne out of numerous wrangling amongst the board members over fund released to the team. Our checks further revealed that the new committee which is headed by the Chief Of Staff, Government House, Alhaji Toyin Sanusi consequently stripped the board of the financial control of the team and immediately assumed functions and took charge of the team through the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development. The new set-up comprise of the Chief of Staff as Chairman, Commissioner for Works and Transport, Commissioner for Finance, Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development and the club’s accountant as members. Meanwhile, a team of another management headed by the Team Manager, Agboola Ibrahim Basambo, with the Technical Adviser, Samson David Unuanel, the accountant and the club secretary are involved in the day to day running of the club. Another team of the management ws said to have spring up headed by the Special Assistant on Sports, Alhaji Suleiman Toyin Olokooba, with some loyal board members and staff as well as the supporters and fans club executives under his control. Fans and supporters of the club have called on the Governor Abdulfattah Ahmed to urgently intervene in the looming crisis in order to save the club from going down. Some of the fans who spoke with our correspondent were of the view that, so far the club is making waves in the Premier League, and are amongst the top four teams and that the present crisis might negatively affect the performances of the state team. There is also the fear that the club may fall under the hammer of the League Management Comp[any, LMC, as government officials are by the league rules, not allowed in the management of the clubs. Efforts to get the Media Officer of the Club, Ajide Olushola Olayioye proved abortive as he was said to be attending a seminar outside the state. An inside source from the club who pleaded anonymity confirmed the development and hinted that the new order by the Chief Of Staff has secured new buses for the club as well as payment of arrears of bonuses for players and officials. He, however, expressed fear that the on-going power tussle may affect the aspiration of the club to get a continental ticket at the end of the season.
Posted on: Thu, 01 Aug 2013 09:50:22 +0000
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