Kano
State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje yesterday sacked the Board of
Kano Pillars Football Club, describing it as a terrible disappointment.
Ganduje, who was visibly angry also
directed the Chairman of the state Sports Commission to draft a proposal
for 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 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 all 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 said: “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.
They 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 they prepare for the
sub-regional basketball championship coming up in the next few days.
The chairman of the state Sports
Commission, 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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