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IMC Uncovers Plot of Blackmail Over NPFL Reforms
The Interim Administration Committee of the Nigerian Premier Soccer league has uncovered plans to make use of some sections of the media to blackmail the Minister of Sports activities, Sunday Dare, over the continuing home league reforms.
that after two failed makes an attempt to label him as a hater of the Fulanis and later because the Minister in 2015 and 2017 who blocked a international investor from taking up the league and all of the stadia within the nation (recall Dare was not the Minister of sports activities in 2015 and 2017) failed, individuals related to the previous LMC and who’ve benefited through the years have employed some media to jot down fallacious tales that the GTI, the brand new firm partnering with IMC and NFF gave the Minister 10% of the One Billion Naira promised the league.
The story deliberate to be printed quickly is being delayed as a result of there isn’t a shred of proof connected to it. The plan is just to pull the identify of the Minister within the mud.
Investigations revealed {that a} high soccer official based mostly in Nasarawa is without doubt one of the individuals behind the blackmail plot.
The IMC has, nevertheless, warned the blackmailers of the implications of defamation and character assassination.
At an IMC briefing on Thursday the place a journalist raised a query concerning the insinuations concerning the N1billion and the ten p.c to the Minister, Dr Gbenga Elegbeleye, Chairman of IMC, described such insinuations as depraved and from blackmailers.
Reacting to some baseless allegations of misappropriation, Elegbeleye stated; “Such insinuation can solely come from a sick thoughts, a jaundiced thoughts or a paid blackmailer as a result of there isn’t a N1billion naira anyplace. GTI is to lift the cash.
“GTI did not give us a dime. They solely gave 200 Million Naira to twenty golf equipment, at 10 Million per membership, and this cash was not given to IMC.
“GTI is economists, they’re bankers, they promised to assist us elevate funds, utilizing their picture.
“As a really credible group, we consider in them, however we stated earlier than we go forward, how are you going to assist our 20 golf equipment for a begin as a result of they want help. We agreed that Ten Million Naira is given to every membership, and this cash was not given to IMC, it was credited on to the account of the golf equipment, so we didn’t have entry to the cash.
“Secondly, on the difficulty of the referee, we stated to pay the referee instantly out of your account.
“So for anybody to say GTI gave us 1 Billion Naira, 100 million Naira for Sunday Dare, the Minister of Youth and Sports activities Growth, that exhibits they’re a part of the failed system.”
“If Sunday Dare is an actual man, why did he struggle the outdated system he had some huge cash to throw round to proceed staying in workplace.
“Such insinuation can solely come from a jaundiced thoughts or a blackmailer. GTI Group did not give us a dime. The one cash given to us by GTI Group was N200 million for the 20 golf equipment at Ten Million Naira per membership.
“These monies weren’t given to IMC. GTI isn’t a title sponsor however a particular automobile to drive the league to the place it should be, they’re bankers and promised to assist us elevate funds utilizing their credible organisation and we consider in them. So, we pleaded with them to assist the 20 golf equipment with Ten Million Naira every to kickstart the league. The cash was not given to IMC however was credited to the membership’s account.
“So, for anybody to insinuate that GTI Group gave IMC One Billion Naira and 10% of the cash goes to the Honourable Minister of Sports activities, Sunday Dare, this assertion can solely come from the beneficiary of previous failed system.”
