.Promises to operate
an open door policy
By Our Reporter
ABUBAKAR Bukola
Saraki (ABS FC) Ilorin Team Coordinator, Idris Musa, from Kaiama Local Government Area has been elected as the chairman of Kwara Football Association.
Musa, popularly known as Thuraya, polled 10 votes
of 22 to defeat his closest rival Alhaji Toyin Olokooba, who garnered 6 votes.
Alhaji Owolabi Wopa
and Malam Idris Jubril, who are the two other candidates polled three votes
each in a keenly and peaceful contested elections, held at the Conference Room
of the Kwara State Sports Council in Ilorin on Thursday.
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| Alhaji Toyin Olokooba (C) during the elections |
The Chairman of
Oke-Ero Local Government Football Council, Bashorun Kayode Bankole, emerged the
vice chairman, having polled nine votes beating his closest rival Afolabi
Salami, who has seven votes.Tunji Shuaib and Umar
Yahaya both polled three votes each.
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| Electoral members |
Abubakar Boro and
Dayo Ayodele were elected into the board of the association on the platform of
the Kwara North while Alhaji Wasiu Lawal and Salaudeen Jimoh are to represent
the Kwara South.
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| KFA contestant, Alhaji Owolabi Wopa, Ilorin-based journalist, Toyin Saheed and Kwara United Chairman, Prince Oladimeji Thompson |
Former ABS Ilorin FC
Technical Adviser, Tunde Sanni and Adeshina Bello were elected into the board
on the platform of the Kwara Central.
The Chairman of the
electoral Committee, Salihu Ojibara, declared a seat vacant for the Kwara
Central and directed the new board to pick a date when a bye-election will
conducted for the position later on.
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| Veteran journalists Alloy Chukwuemeke and Bayour Issah observing proceedings |
The position became
vacant because only two candidates obtained forms to come into the board from
the zone.
In his acceptance,
Malam Idris Musa, who promises to operate an open door policy in the interest
of the development of Football in Kwara, thanked everyone involved in the
process that brought him in.
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| New KFA Chairman, Idris Musa |
He also promises to
upgrade football facilities and key into grassroots development in his bid to
rebuild the credibility of football in Kwara State.
"For the first
time in the history of Kwara FA leadership role, I am the first elected
Chairman in the history of the state football.
"It's time to
re-evaluate and take Kwara football to the next level. We have to do our best
to rebuild and professionalize football governance by improving the
infrastructures and facilities across the state to go along with our grassroot
developmental program", he said.
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| Other journalists present Toyin Saheed, Olayinka Owolewa and Jimoh Bashir |
Barr. Anthony Towoju,
later administer the oath of office on the new members.
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| Cross section of invited guests |
Prior to the elections,
supervised by Nigeria Football Federation officials led by Mallam Ibrahim Gusau
and Yusuf Ahmed Fresh, the northern part of Kwara has never produced the
chairman of the state football association.
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