NPFL: Legal action May threaten commencement of league

The Nigeria Skilled Soccer League (NPFL) season, which is scheduled to begin this weekend, is being threatened, following an alleged authorized transfer by Complete Promotions to problem organisers of the league, the Interim Administration Committee (IMC), over Tv and Title rights.

The abridged league is anticipated to start on Sunday, January 8, throughout the nation, however The Guardian learnt yesterday that Complete Promotions has already lined up a strong authorized workforce, led by Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN), to problem IMC in court docket on Tuesday.

In two separate letters, made out there to The Guardian, yesterday, Complete Promotions warned the Director-Common of NTA, Salihu Abdulhamid Dembos, and the Chairman of the IMC, Gbenga Elegbeleye, to remain clear from the NPFL league.

In one of many letters, titled ‘Consumers Beware,’ dated November 8, 2022, addressed to Dembos and Elegbeleye, Complete Promotions proprietor, Mr. Niyi Alonge, warned the tv station and the IMC towards broadcasting the league.

“Please, be told that following the continuing court docket tussle in Lagos Excessive Courtroom in Go well with No: LD/997/2013 between Complete Promotions Restricted (claimant), Nigeria Soccer League Restricted/League Administration Firm (defendants), the court docket ordered an interlocutory injunction restraining the defendants from interfering in any approach with the efficiency of broadcast rights contract between the claimant and defendants,” the letter reads partly.

Additionally, in a letter addressed to the Chairman of the IMC, Complete Promotions referred the IMC to the Supreme Courtroom judgement, simply because it made reference to the Interlocutory Injunction from the Lagos Excessive Courtroom in Go well with No: LD/997/2013 on the subject material.

The letter reads partly: “Please discuss with the identical Supreme Courtroom Judgment web page 317, paragraph J, additionally, web page 329, paragraph D from which half quote this; An organization winding up proceedings has not died, it’s nonetheless alive however maybe sick. In impact, the NFLL remains to be alive.”

Based on a supply, Complete Promotions is just ready for the IMC to start the NPFL on January 8 earlier than urgent its authorized throttle towards the league organisers.

The supply hinted that Alonge is indignant that regardless of the onging case within the Lagos Excessive Courtroom with Go well with No. LD/997/2017 between Complete Promotions and the Nigeria Soccer League Restricted/League Administration Firm, the Nigeria Soccer Federation (NFF), went forward to introduced a take care of GTI Group just lately to cowl title sponsorship and broadcast rights.