BNW

B N W: Biafra Nigeria World News

Sections News Editorial/Opinion Cover Choice Arts & Life Business Politics Sports   Subscription Form Click here       Daily Independent Online.         * Friday, August 13, 2004. Why I am still with Shooting Stars - Onigbinde By Sola Shittu Reporter, Ibadan   The general manager of Shooting Stars Sporting Club (3SC), Ibadan  Chief Adegboye Onigbinde has said that Governor Rashidi Ladoja of Oyo State is the motivating factor behind his remaining in the 3SC. Onigbinde in an interview with journalists in Ibadan described Ladoja‘s attitude to the Ibadan darling club as perfect. “He (Ladoja) gave us responsibility with authority and he played his own part of the bargain. I cannot say that I am not aware of the intrigue against me by some people but the governor will not panic, that has been my motivating factor, Ladoja made me to remain in 3SC,” said Onigbinde. He noted that though he has not seen the governor face to face for the past ten months but he has left him to do the business of managing the 3SC without minding the politicking against him by those seeking to be members of 3SC management board. “People have gone to the government to say a lot of things about this club, people who want to be chairman of the board and people who are apprehensive about their roles if the club eventually becomes privatised and so are working  against its  privatisation,” he said. Onigbinde said up till now, the governor has stuck to his gun and remains the club’s number one supporter. “Some other people would have taken panicky actions which would have destroyed the team. But this man would not panic and that is the hallmark of an intelligent serious man.” He said when things are not going well for the club, the governor had been under pressure to take some drastic measures but  he has continued to express confidence in the team’s leadership. Onigbinde added that with such support from the governor, he was determined to see the whole thing to through.. He expressed the hope that the club will be able to justify the confidence reposed in them. “I knew occasionally he was under some pressure to do certain things but the fact that he maintained a stand, gave me a lot of courage and confidence. It was like what made me to stay with the national team to the World Cup. It was the late minister, who gave me the confidence to go ahead and do the right thing,” he said.       Copyright� 2002. All Rights Reserved Independent Newspapers Limited Block5, Plot 7D, Wempco Road, Ogba, P.M.B. 21777, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. www.independentng.com e-mail: [email protected]

	BNW News
Voice of Biafra | Biafra World | Biafra Online | Biafra Web | MASSOB | Biafra Forum | BLM | Biafra Consortium
	© 2001 BNW BiafraNigeriaWorld  Privacy Policy ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by ACENetwork ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
	Axiom PSI Yam Festival Series, Iri Ji Nd'Igbo the Kola-Nut Series,Nigeria Masterweb