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It said the kickoff of the league scheduled for Sept. 9, was
postponed to allow board members focus on the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of
the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) holding in Uyo, Akwa Ibom.
Andrew Ekejiuba, media officer of GTI /NFF, said this in a
statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.
The initial kick-off was scheduled for August 26 before its
postponement to September 9.
No new date has been fixed for the event.
Davidson Owumi, the Chief Operating Officer, League
Management Company explained that the League body yielded to representations
from various stakeholders in reaching the decision.
“We have everything set for the kickoff in Ibadan on
Saturday but following representations from multiple stakeholders and more
cogent is the complex logistics involved in having our Chairman and club
leadership travel from Ibadan to Uyo.
“Note, therefore, that there will be no flag-off game as
originally planned,” he said.
He said a new kickoff date would be communicated in a few
days, and that the postponement had been communicated to the clubs so they
could stand down travel plans already made.