Security

Guber Poll: Police, Stakeholders Hold Security Meeting

By Web News 634

By Abisola Oluremi

About two hundred stakeholders from the 33 local government areas of Oyo state on Tuesday converged on the state headquarters of the Nigeria Police force, Eleyele, Ibadan, for a security meeting ahead of Saturday’s election.

State Commissioner of Police, Adebowale Williams, solicited the support of the stakeholders, who were mostly students, politicians, traditional and religious leaders at ensuring a violence-free election.

CP Williams allayed the fears that some unscrupulous elements were already in the state to disrupt the election.

In a goodwill message, the Okere of Saki, Oba Kahlid Olabisi suggested an increase in the number of security personnel at collation centres.

Also, the State Director of, the National Orientation Agency, Mr Kayode Odedokun stressed the need for the electorate to cast their votes correctly so as to make their votes count.

The Are Mogaji of Ibadan land, Alhaji Asimiyu Adepoju advocated the need for prayers ahead of Saturday’s election and urged the police to rid all polling units of people selling alcoholic drinks.

In a message, the state governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde assured the people that a credible election would be held.

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Sport

Weak Regulatory Structure, Bane of Sports Development – Stakeholder

By Web News 414

A football promoter, Mr Churchill Oliseh has said challenges militating against football development in Nigeria are too numerous and beyond the capability of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and this will persist until a regulatory structure and framework are properly put in place.

In an interactive session with the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Osun State Chapter in Osogbo, Mr Oliseh said this would persist until a regulatory structure and framework were properly put in place.

The renowned football player agent who is also the  President of Ebedei Football Club said “you cannot continue to do the same thing the same way and expect a different result. This is why there hasn’t been concrete development in our football sector and why we struggle to raise a formidable team for the Nation.

“The Nigeria football governing body has been treating symptoms of the ailment and not the ailment itself. These problems will perpetually remain at apogee until the NFF takes a holistic look at them, identify these problems and approach them with corresponding solutions.

Explaining further, the former International Brewery Limited Ilesha first Choice Goalkeeper said many clubs in Nigeria did not have a framework or purpose of their establishment and this is why only the clubs owned and financed by the government thrive and were able to sustain the tempo.

“Nigeria teams lack proper structure. We can’t meet up with the global standard of the way football clubs are managed in Nigeria. In Europe, not all teams are fighting to win trophies and they are making money. The reverse is the case in Nigeria as the focus of most teams is to win the league. When you now look at the amount given to the league winners in Nigeria, it’s far below their expenditure in a season. So, where is the return on Investment here.? What’s now the gain?.  Until this is done, clubs will continue to be having challenges.”

The elder brother of former Super Eagles Captain, Sunday Oliseh urged whoever becomes the President of NFF to take a bull by the horn and restructure the football sector so that Nigeria can belong to the class of elite in the football world.

Adenitan  Akinola