Bauchi FA congress impeaches Vice Chairman, three others

The Congress of the Bauchi State Football Association has passed a vote of no confidence on its Vice Chairman, Mallam Adamu Madaci and three other members of the board. 

Rising from an emergency congress held on Wednesday and attended by all the congress members comprising of the 20 Local Football Councils, the congress resolved to impeach Mallam Madaci along with three members who are Kabiru Yusuf, Abdullahi Abdulaziz and Usman Abass Shehu.

According to communique released by the Congress, the Board members were accused of actions that were detrimental to the development of the game in the state.

"The congress acted in accordance with the provisions of Articles 14 of the statutes which gave the congress the power to pass a vote of no confidence on any member found engaging in activities retarding the progress of football in the state". 

Confirming the development to OnwardNews24, Chairman of Bauchi State Football Association Patrick Pascal said the congress members accused the Board members of deliberately refusing to attend the activities of the FA, insubordination to present leadership of FA among other salient issues capable of bringing the name of the association to disrepute. 

Suleiman Bogoro Peace and Unity Cup: Opportunity to unearth talents in Bauchi state - Patrick Pascal

Football is one of the major tools that brings the existence of peace and unity amongst us in this climate called Nigeria and by extension, the Global community at large. 

Bauchi state football association under Patrick Pascal, a member of Order of Niger (MON) has been witnessing total transformation gradually but in systematical ways since he assumed the stead of leadership.  

Pascal is one of the major grassroots developers in Bauchi and has contributed a lot to the development of football because, the state also availed him enough opportunities to play the game to the highest level, and now, as an administrator,  MON, as he is fondly called by his admirers, leaped towards making sure that Bauchi state stands tall, not just in terms of football development but also as a state that Promotes peace and unity across its spectrum of the 20 local government.

The Bauchi state FA chairman in his wisdom believes such a project on peaceful coexistence amongst his people needs to be piggybacked on a man of peace, known as Professor Suleiman Elias Bogoro, the current Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) in Nigeria.  

Many football lovers in the state of  Pearl of tourism accepted the choice of man of honor, Suleiman Bogoro for his name symbolizes Peace and research however shown that, he has been contributing to youths development even before he became who he is today; hence, Patrick Pascal (MON) and his team of like- minds ( Board Members) decided to inscribed Professor Suleiman Bogoro’s name as the title sponsor. 

The tournament will cut across the 3 zones, namely; Katagum, Central zone, and Bauchi zone.

 According to the Chairman of Bauchi state football association cum Super Eagles coordinator Patrick Pascal:

‘’ It is a new era of football development in Bauchi state and Professor Suliman Elias Bogoro’s competition is just a launchpad amongst other talent identification programs we have in our transformational football books.

The decision on Bogoro’s peace and unity cup in Bauchi state came as a result of his immense contribution  to people's lives  in our state, indiscriminately; in term of Education and other areas that guarantee the survival of mankind’’ he stated enthusiastically

 

Professor Suleiman Elias Bogoro's peace and unity football competition involves 40 teams in Katagum/ Central zone from group A to H; meaning 5 teams in each of the 8 groups and it would be the same format in the Bauchi zone as well. 

This will be unprecedented Peace and Unity Football Competition in Bauchi state with 80 grassroots teams jostling to position themselves for the Diadem in the state of Pearl of tourism.