Today am troubled about the way our sport is been strangulated by a group of people who have nothing to contribute in the development nor advancement of sport in Nigeria these group have so far desecrated the sport scene and have over time polluted the entire sporting environment. They like their numerous supporters have no ambition in developing sport rather they are out with the mission to destroy the polity for their selfish interest. They are called the Clandestine Sport Cabal or in some quarters Sport Stakeholders.
This clandestine group have all been responsible for the numerous maneuvering and disruption of the overall sport development agenda however, it is regrettable to note that they are most often used by some interested parties who see their clinch to power as a means of survival rather than the use of same power for the advancement and eventual development of sport in Nigeria
Many a times we have crisis in one sport institution or the other and you see or hear people calling for a stakeholders meeting to address the problems created by these clandestine sport cabal who parade themselves as sport stakeholders. It may interest you to know that in an attempt to look at the meaning of stakeholder, I have come to the logical finding that these persons are not in any way close to been regarded as sport stakeholders because by all intent and purposes they have got no stake in sport.
Another matter of great concern to me is the way and manner that these group have been able to sustain their grip of power and influence in the sporting arena they are always seen and even heard the loudest at every controversial sport discuss they champion various crusade in the name of reforming the sport sector but they are never interested in the absolute liberation of the sector from the stronghold of their wimps and caprices they are what you refer to as general bad news
Their survival is comparable to that of the wild beast that has to devour other animals to feed and any obstacle between them and their food is met with great resistance that has the propensity to destroy all that has been tenaciously labored for over the years. Surprisingly, a union exist between these group and some sport managers who are visionless and without any interest in the development of sport in Nigeria they use these group to cause all sorts of distraction in Nigeria Sports
The need for sport to be salvaged from the claws of these clandestine sport cabal who are destined for the outright destruction of sport in Nigeria is now because we need to raise the standards and properly define who a sport stakeholder should be rather than have people parading themselves as sport stakeholders without any stake whatsoever in sport.
Posterity will judge any sport manager that engages the services of these groups to destroy the much desired sport industry which by my assessment has not taken off yet but still been dragged to the ground by a group that is only interested in subverting the interest of the general good of all. This dastardly act must be condemned, discouraged and denounced in its entirety.
While appreciating the need for there to be genuine stakeholders in sport those who for obvious reasons are committed to the development and overall advancement of sport in Nigeria. It is expedient that we expunge all those who have got nothing to contribute to the development of sport in Nigeria. Enough of the stories or what I call distorted historical concoction by a group of people without any historical relevance because they are very quick to take you down memory lane of woes and failures.
You may be wondering the reason for all I have been saying but the fact is that the truth must be told and the crux of the matter is that while some people have got no other place to go than to remain in sport business because it is their profession these clandestine stakeholders are actually not sport practitioners hence, they can easily and quickly recline to their original calling if they still have any as soon as they are through with destroying the sport sector
We need to confront this category of non- stakeholders and destroyers of sport system in Nigeria most times they claim to have all the answers and solutions to the Nigeria Sport problem and most of their claims are not founded nor supported by empirical evidence rather they are always mere conjunction of distorted thoughts of persons whose entire intention is to get whatever they can lay their hands upon.
It is high time for the various sport practitioners and genuine sport stakeholders to be bold enough to confront these people and chase them out of the system before they will eventually destroy the system. Once this is done then we can be sure of having a focus for our sport development plan and channel our resources towards the actualization of this plan rather than servicing the appetite of this group.
May I also reiterate the fact that although sport is regarded in some quarters as an all comers event it should not be a dumping ground for those who have failed in their chosen career and who now pretentiously parade themselves as been more interested in the development of sport than those whose entire existence is dependent on the successful take off of the sport industry in Nigeria
We need to encourage genuine sport stakeholders to come on board people who can invest their money, expertise, time and other things necessary towards repositioning the Nigeria Sport Industry rather than have sport parasites destroy the foundation of sport development in Nigeria as a result of their selfish interest. Also, we need to be cautious of those we appoint or elect to help drive the sport development agenda in Nigeria and I maintain that we have more than abundant qualified personnel to be engaged for these purposes of sport reengineering in Nigeria let us stop patronizing these Clandestine Sport Cabal who call themselves sport stakeholders but lack any stake in sport.
