Ogba Resigns from AFN Board

The Chairman of the Delta State Athletics Association, Solomon Ogba has resigned from the present board of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN).

Media adviser to the twotime former AFN President, Olukayode Thomas confirmed the development yesterday as he stated that Ogba chose to throw in the towel due to the undue interference in the activities of the AFN.

According to Thomas, Ogba is not comfortable with the dirty politicking that has taken over the AFN lately and that has informed his decision to quit the board.

He said Ogba who is an advocate of doing things right is not happy that the AFN constitution and rules have been relegated to the background while things are now done without recourse to the law binding the Federation.

“As an elder statesman in sports and athletics, in particular, Ogba said he cannot sit and continue to watch things done wrongly, though he has withdrawn from the AFN board, he will continue giving his support to athletics in Delta

State and Nigeria as a whole” Thomas assured.

Meanwhile, the former AFN boss also shed more light into the missing $150,000 grant from the World Athletics body during the last Africa Senior Athletics Championships held in Asaba, Delta State.

Ogba described as untrue that the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN got 150, 000 USD from the Confederation of African Athletics, CAA for the event.

He explained that the money from the CAA was explicitly given to the LOC to assist in the hosting of the continental championships and was never meant for the Federation has been erroneously suggested.

“It is a global norm that when cities are to host important events, governing and continental bodies give monetary and technical assistance to support the Local Organising Committees, so the 150,000 USD was assistance for the LOC, not AFN.

“FIFA does similar things in football just like other world sporting bodies,” he explained.