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| Minister of Sports Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi |
The
Minister of Sports Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi has assured fans and
stakeholders in the Nigerian league that the Sports Ministry is working
hard to resolve the sponsorship problem as quickly as possible. The
Minister who spoke in Lagos on Monday affirmed the popular belief that
Total Promotions clearly and officially won the bid to sponsor the
Nigerian football league.
Abdullahi said that he had studied all documents and processes concerning the bid before arriving at the conclusion.
He said, “It is very clear to me that Total
Promotions won the rights to the Nigerian league. And I have held an
open meeting with everyone involved in this matter. It was a sincere and
open meeting with all parties and I said this to everyone’s hearing.
“When NPL wrote to Globacom to exercise their rights
of first refusal, they refused to take it. Instead they wrote a letter
saying that the league was bad, rubbish; nobody was watching it and it
was of no value. Then the NPL advertised for open bid and they soon
discovered that MTN was backing Total Promotions and they decided to
jump in.
“But how can you desire to buy what you have
documented as bad and worthless? They were not really keen. But the
matter went to court which has really delayed everything. But it is our
resolve to settle this matter once and for all. We are talking with
everyone concerned and I am sure that very soon the issues will be
resolved quietly in a friendly manner.”
PUNCH NEWSPAPER
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