The Benue State Football stakeholders on Tuesday October 22nd, 2024 paid a solidarity Visit to the Chairman Dr Philip Nongu (JP) and members of the board of Lobi Stars Football Club to formally welcome them in to office.

The stakeholders’ delegation led by the chairman Coach (Pst) Andrew Iornongo, a first generation player of Lobi Stars pledge to give their whole strength in support of the new board to achieve success, even though the takeoff of the journey is characterized with turbulence but with all hands on deck the club will come out of the drop zone.

In an address delivered by Chief Godwin Koko Uwua on behalf of the stakeholders, he assured the Philip Nongu led board that the Stakeholders will protect him jealously that even among them anyone who will be proven to be working against the club will be seen as an enemy.

He said the Stakeholders as a body who canvassed for the change of leadership will be mocked at and held responsible for the failure of the new leadership of the club.

Chief Uwua continued by requesting the newly inaugurated board to differ from the tyrannical approach of their predecessors and build bridges of peace among aggrieved parties on the merit and peculiarities of each matter.

He urge the board to set up a machinery where all the court cases handed to them by the last administration will be settled out of court so that some of them that can be re-absorbed should seamlessly enjoy the privilege.

The Stakeholders demand significant local content in the club in players and coaches to achieve the purpose of development and youth empowerment which are the reasons for government involvement in professional club football sponsorship.

The Board chairman was elated on the visit and warmly welcome the Stakeholders to his office with positive responses on all the advises and demands of the stakeholders and also promise to give them utmost cooperation so long as they continue to support the club for success.

The Chairman of the Stakeholders Iornongo in vote of thanks appreciated the honor been done to the Stakeholders by Dr Nongu and his board and tasked the board to revive the youth system that has been comatose as a sure way of fulfilling the local content been canvassed.

Uja Emmanuel

Head of Media, Lobi Stars Football Club Of Makurdi