Football
The directives
of the Federal Government on the raging coronavirus outbreak has altered the
work plan of the investigative panel set up by the Nigeria Football Federation
(NFF) on the death of Nasarawa United FC player, Chineme Martins.
The panel was expected
to submit its final report on Thursday, 26th March, 2020 to the Hon. Minister
for Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, in Abuja.
However,
following the current trend of events arising from the Covid-19 scourge, the
panel has temporarily suspended its activities, including submission of its
final report.
This change in
work plan has also been approved by the NFF leadership.
“Since the
inauguration of this committee in Benin City on Monday, 16th March, members
have been at work. We have inspected facilities in Benin City and Lafia, and
spoken to personalities who were involved one way or the other in the
organization of the match in which the player died. We have been able to
extract useful information all round. Our plan was to submit the report to the
Hon. Minister on Thursday, 26th March 2020.
“We returned
from Lafia on Tuesday morning, but have had to change our plans because of the
trend of events and the pronouncement by His Excellency Mr. President himself,
as well as other directives by the Federal Government. We are forced to suspend
our activities,” chairman of the committee, Dr. Peter Singabele said.
Singabele added
that if the committee had a challenge in its job, it was the risk that members
took to interact with people at this trying period in Nigeria.
“I won’t say
strictly that there were challenges. If there was a challenge it was that we
took a big risk moving around at this time. We were bound to hold meetings and
meet people and we could not tell who was infected at any time.
“We just have
to observe preventive measures by returning to our homes and continuing to work
from there.”
The panel also
assured members of the football family its findings and recommendations would
be submitted as soon as the current health challenge is under control.
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