By Sylvanus Ofekun.
I have read the various praise singing articles in favour of the failed Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) President,Engr.Habu Gumel, as these sponsored articles can be best described as balablu blu blu bulaba ,(apology to BAT).
A simple definition of failure is “the neglect or omission of expected or required action.” And the argument of trying trying to bring his professional career being engineering to his role in administering sports in Nigeria is best described as “Red Herring”(an argument that uses confusion or distraction to shift attention away from a topic and toward a false conclusion).
The main function of the NOC is to promote the fundamental principles and values of Olympism in their countries, in particular in the fields of sport and education.Unfortunately,nothing can be said of this.
Another role of the NOC is nomination of interested hosts as candidates for future Olympic Games.Unfortunately,we couldn’t lobby to get the hosting right for the Youth Olympic.
The NOC is still financial handicapped; despite the enormous financial potentials, but it still have to depend on the Federal Ministry of Sports for handouts.
Engr.Gumel may be a very successful civil engineer, but the obvious fact as a sports administrator, he has failed ,as his balablu defence is nothing but a comical relief.
In the same vein, the United Sports Stakeholders USS, has advised sports loving Nigerians to be wary of the false claim of achievements being peddled by Gumel, adding that his perfidious claims are signs of a drowning man, clutching at every available straw.
The group in a statement issued by the spokesman, Comrade Sylvanus Ofekun said, “The dexterity of his fellow constants has made the indolent NOC President to result to lies telling;forgetting that the world has become a global village.”
“Let it be clear, there is no Nigerian with voting right at the International Olympic Committee IOC. Engr. Gumel has no voting right due to his age. What is more troubling is the audacity of a man who by now, should have been a beacon of truth and transparency, but has now resulted to telling lies just to hold on to the office of NOC President in perpetuity.
“The statement added. In the 16 years that Engr. Gumel has been at the helm of affairs of the NOC, no Nigerian has been nominated or appointed to any committee or commission of the IOC or ANOCA.
“We are by this statement urging the delegates at Thursday’s election not be swayed by the sugar coated tongue of a failed administrator who has destroyed the very foundation of sports in Nigeria.”The statement concludes.
