As the crisis rocking the AFN continues, the embattled and Suspended President presence at the World Press Conferences of the ValueJet Ultra Marathon in Ikeene, Sagamu did not received the blessing of the organizer as the Chairman of Nilayo sports management, Bukola Olopade rejected to be part of the crisis and failed to acknowledge Alhaji Ibrahim Gasau as the President of Athletics Federation of Nigeria AFN or any other faction.
Speaking at the event, Olopade welcome the foreign athletes that will be taking part in the 50km ultra race at Remo, thanks the sponsors, the government and media for the usual supports and failed to take congnizance of Ibrahim Gusau.
it will be recalled that nine members of the athletics board met earlier in the week and suspended Gusau and announced George as acting president.
However, in a swift move to denounce the meeting in Abuja, Gusau led some of his loyalists on the AFN board to another Congress in Awka, Anambra State where he denounced the Sports’ Ministry’s alleged interference in the affairs of the athletics body.
A Twitter message posted after it’s socalled ‘Extra Ordinary Congress’ in Akwa came out with a resolution declaring it’s autonomy from the ministry, citing ‘interference’ as reason to stand alone.
The tweet read in part: “Following the resolution by state chairmen at the just concluded AFN Extraordinary Congress attended by major stakeholders in athletics, the board has decided to declare autonomy from the ministry citing interference” as reason to end years of going cap in hand for government money to fund its activities.
Gusau dismissed his suspension, insisting that it was a “waste of time and null and void.”
