NPPF crisis: Queen demanded $2000 upkeep for children in Canada – Committee
The Investigative and Disciplinary Committee set up by the Nigeria Para-Powerlifting Federation (NPPF) on Friday said the federation’s embattled President, Queen Uboh-Idris, requested for $2000, return ticket and an accommodation at Oriental Hotels to appear before them.
The head of the panel, Fred Edoreh, in a brief with the media on the panel’s findings and recommendations after one month of activities gave an overview of the report.
Edoreh said the panel made painstaking efforts to make farreaching decisions on the allegations of infractions committed by UbohIdris,
and found out there were some lapses in her manner of administration.
“We held a meeting and we decided that we are going to operate on the code of ethics of the federation given by the Sports Ministry.
“We spoke with the accused who is the president, board members and many stakeholders of the NPPF. We even wrote to the Sports Ministry to ensure that we gave a fair hearing.
“All our reports are crossexamined and we also doublechecked our facts whenever in doubt and we were able to arrive at our conclusions,’’ he said.
Edoreh disclosed that several invitations were sent to Uboh-Idris, but she did not at any point honour the invitation.
“We spoke with Uboh-Idris, but she did not respond to us. We wrote her several letters of summons and, as the chairman, I spoke with her on several occasions on the need to respect the constituted panel.
“Uboh-Idris told us that if she must accept our invitation, then, we should send a return ticket to her in Canada and also provide an accommodation at Oriental Hotels.
“She also demanded that we pay 2,000 dollars for the upkeep of her children to a nanny in Canada when she would be away to Nigeria. Obviously, the terms and conditions cannot be met.
“So, officially, Uboh-Idris did not appear before the panel. The only thing we had was some form of communication and a few documents at our disposal,’’ he said.