The Proprietor of FC Ifeanyi Ubah, Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, has been elected the Chairman of the Anambra State Football Association (ASFA).The election held yesterday in Awka.

Chief Ubah, a prominent sports financier,business entrepreneur and newspaper publisher,received the overwhelming support of other prominent members of the state FA to sweep into office as the Board Chairman – in an election witnessed by prominent sports personalities like former National Head Coach, Ambassador Fanny Amun.

Dr. Ubah was elected with 24 votes to zero against Olisa Aniuno at a 26-member delegate congress in Awka.Also present at the election were Mr. E.C.
Chukwuemeka (NFF Electoral Committee Chairman); Sir Chidi Nwafor Okenwa (NFF Appeals
Committee Chairman); Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau (NFF
President’s Representative and the Chairman of
Chairmen’s Forum); and Sen. Obinna Ogba,former NFF Executive Board member and the Chairman, Senate Committee on Sports.Others present were delegates, members of the congress, guests and members of the print and electronic media.

The former Vice Chairman of the board, Mr. Jude
Obikwelu, was returned to his position with 24
votes to zero against his opponent, Obiefuna Akonam. The Chairman of the normalization committee, Ephraim Chukwuemeka had on April
28 at a stakeholders' meeting announced that the
election into the ASFA would hold in May.

Speaking at the occasion, the President of the
Nigerian Football Federation, through his representative, Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau,congratulated the Anambra FA for the successful election and called for unity of purpose amongst the members.

In his acceptance speech, Ubah said he was
accepting the post with a deep sense of responsibility and commitment to the development
of the game of football in Anambra State in particular, and Nigeria as a whole. He pledged to
serve with genuine commitment, integrity, honesty
and transparency.He said he would turn around football in Anambra and Nigeria and make it a big industry and a major tourist attraction.

“It is a new dawn for football development in Anambra State. I urge every stakeholder to
eschew rancour and collaborate with this new
board as we aim to foster the massive development of football in Anambra State. I will deploy my vast network and goodwill to attract private investment as well as improved government participation in football in the state.It is also to use this opportunity to make sports, particularly football a tourist attraction to the
state. The football industry will not only be an
entertainment outfit for our people but will also
afford them an opportunity to fraternize, unite and
strengthen peaceful co-existence amongst all
communities and associations irrespective of their
religious, cultural, professional and geographical
divide. We will also make football a revenue spinner for Anambra state and Nigeria.

“I intend to use this opportunity as Chairman of
Anambra State Football Association to provide
employment for our teeming unemployed youths
in our proposed Football Academy," he said.

Dr. Ubah announced that, in due course, he would
unveil a number of programmes/projects designed to actualize the set goals of the Anambra State Football Association. These programmes include the following:

• Anambra Traders Unity Cup
• U-17 Academicals Football Games
• Ifeanyi Ubah Unity Cup
• Anambra Football Hall of Fame and Awards
Night
• High Level Training for Football Coaches,
Referees and Football Administrators
• Bidding to host 2016 Federations Cup Finals
• Launching of Anambra State Football
Association House
• Giving prominence to female football
competitions and programmes.

His words: “Indeed, there is no victor and no
vanquished in this election. I enjoin everyone to
bring whatever he or she has to the table as we
start this new journey towards achieving greatness. It is important that we all key into this new football revolution that is coming to Anambra state and every one of us will be happy to part of this success story.

“By the powers conferred as the State FA
Chairman, I and the Board hereby declare that
every suspension and sanction imposed on any
player, coach, referee and any other person during
the controversies arising from the State FA
election is hereby lifted with immediate effect.
Such persons are hereby reabsorbed and advised
to go back to his or her association as a free
person. We shall forthwith inform the NFF of this
decision.

“I wish to also thank the NFF, the electoral body
and the Anambra State Government for their roles
in the success of this election. Finally, I assure
you that Anambra State Football Association will
be great again and emerge as a key stakeholder in
the sphere of football at the national and
continental level.”

The official results of the Anambra State elections
into the Executive Board are as follows:

1. Anambra North: Joe Amene; Emeka Raphael
and Udu Kingsley (Members).
2. Anambra Central: Dr. C.C. Amuze; Sir Bebeto
Anthony Udennaka; (Members). Barrister J.B.C.
Obikwelu (Vice Chairman).
3. Anambra South: Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah
(Chairman); Sir Albert Chinwe, Mrs Ada Yotchi
Edward (Members).

Source: http://www.trezzyblog.com/2016/05/ifeanyi-ubah-elected-as-chairman.html

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Nice one. .

Igbos are doing well. He has the money to push