NPFL 2022/23 : IMC Pledges To Sustain Fairness, Transparency In Decisions

The Interim Administration Committee (IMC) has assured Nigeria Premier Soccer League (NPFL) Golf equipment and all stakeholders of truthful, clear and balanced choices on all points requiring the intervention of the league physique.

Davidson Owumi, the Head of Operations of IMC, in a press release mentioned it’s choices has by no means been made to favour any membership together with these of Board members and cited an earlier sanction on Niger Tornadoes, whose Chairman, Hon Adamu Aliyu Mohammed is on the board of the IMC. 

He subsequently provided assurances that IMC interventions by way of the instrument of the Abstract Jurisdiction will all the time apportion sanctions on, and reliefs to golf equipment based mostly on findings supported by the foundations.

“Our rulings are blind to who or what golf equipment are concerned as we solely adhere strictly to the dictates of the Framework and Guidelines. In a MatchDay 6 ruling, we fined Niger Tornadoes who has their Chairman as our Board member. The rule was not bent to favour him”, Owumi famous.

Almost about the allegation of enjoying soccer politics that has been levied towards the IMC, he dismissed the claims as not supported by the information available within the fixture between Niger Tornadoes vs Lobi Stars.

“It wants be said that in keeping with NFF Statutes, choices are based mostly on stories of Match Officers and in complicated conditions with no clear minimize place established from the stories, we invite all events for oral testimonies”, he additional defined 

The IMC Officer recalled that an internet State of affairs Room was arrange and it brings in Match Commissioners for each MatchDay to supply common replace of incidents at their centres which guides responses from the IMC when there are untoward developments. 

The assertion went on to elucidate that “Within the matter of Tornadoes vs Lobi Stars, there have been no stories of such incident on the State of affairs Room. However the Match Commissioner’s report raised the problem of verbal abuse of the Match Officers for which the membership was sanctioned appropriately”.

“It’s the content material of the Match Commissioner’s report within the fixture underneath reference that led to the imposition of related sanctions for noticed breaches”. 

Recalling the ruling of the IMC on the case underneath reference, it was said that “the Membership was fined and one Mr. Kabiru Muazu, recognized as having verbally abused the Referees was suspended from NPFL actions for the remainder of the season”.

The ruling relied on the Match Commissioner’s report which indicated that there was enough safety earlier than, throughout and after the match. 

“Not one of the Referees reported any case of assault and our Abstract Jurisdiction Discover was based mostly on the report of verbal abuse reported by the Match Commissioner”.

“The IMC is dedicated to making use of the foundations with out worry or favour particularly within the space of stamping out intimidation of our Referees. It was a solemn pledge made by our Chairman, Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye at first of the season”, Owumi continued.

Curiously, the 2 such rulings of the IMC on this sensitive difficulty of assault on Match Officers have been nicely obtained by the general public and generated beneficial media commentaries.

“It’s a troublesome choice we should uphold to revive integrity of match outcomes and cut back to the barest minimal, the damaging assaults on Match Officers to keep away from attainable fatality at NPFL matches”, he concluded

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