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| Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje |
Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi
Umar Ganduje has dissolved the board of Kano Pillars Football Club, describing
it as a terrible disappointment.
The Governor further directed the
Chairman of the state Sports Commission to draft a proposal on a new proactive
board that would work towards restoring the glory of the club.
Giving the directive when he
received players of Kano Pillars Basketball team who visited him in his office,
the governor, who was recalled that when he was deputy governor, he was
overseeing the affairs of the club, giving them the desired support, as a
result of which they kept performing well.
“I made sure they got with they
wanted and I even went to the extent of investing my personal resources in the
club to ensure that they succeeded. Now that I am the Governor, the most
shameful thing is that despite putting somebody whom I know to head the board,
regardless of all the support from the state government, the team is in
disarray and has failed horribly”, he lamented.
Regretting the dwindling fortunes
of the club, Ganduje stated: “I advised them on the strategy to adopt to remain
on top of the league and I told them we were ready to follow their plans.
Unfortunately, the issue of money became more important to them than that of
performance. The pursued personal and monetary interests and could not maintain
their position”.
Governor Ganduje, however, assured
that the club would soon be resuscitated as the government is determined to get
a new board, a competent coach as well as find good players, at whatever cost,
to forge ahead.
Turning to Kano Pillars Basketball
Club, the governor, who recalled his exploits as a first five player during his
secondary school days promised to support the team to retain its position as
the best team in West Africa, as the prepare for the sub-regional basketball
championship coming up in the next few days.
The chairman of the state Sports
Commission, Alh. Ibrahim Galadima assured that the players would use the power
of sports to project the image of Kano and the state government.
“We are now number one in
Basketball, number one in Taekwondo and number three in Handball. Sooner than
later, we shall dominate all sports in appreciation of your remarkable interest
in sports development”, he assured the Governor.
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