President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, will on Friday inaugurate the Interim Management Committee of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) as composed by the Hon. Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare on behalf of the Federal Government.
In a press statement announcing the composition of the IMC, the Youth and Sports Development Ministry stated that the move was “in line with the 10-year Football Masterplan as approved by President Muhammadu Buhari towards the revitalization of the Domestic League” and that the IMC would be in place to “oversee the affairs of the League until a proper professional League Board is put in place statutorily.”
The inauguration will take place at the NFF Conference Room inside the NFF Secretariat, Abuja on Friday by 11am.
The members of the NPFL’s IMC to be inaugurated are: Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye (chairman),
Elder Paul Bassey (Vice Chairman) and Prince Davidson Owumi ( Head of Operations). Others are Hon. Kunle Soname, Mr. Daniel Amokachi, Mr Calvin Emeka Onwuka, Mallam Aliyu Adamu, representatives of NFF, Police, Barr. Danladi Ibrahim, Mr. Mohammed Nasiru Sa’idu, Barr. Poubeni Ogun and Awalu Baba Jada while Mr. Olumide Bamiduro will serve as secretary.
