Lawyers Protest NBA Ihiala Branch Disqualification From NBA AGC 2019 Football Tournament Over Alleged Lack Of Branch Dues Payment

The NBA ihiala branch has protested what can be described as the
improper disqualification of members of their branch.

According to the information disclosed, the disqualification was
because the team did not present individual players branch dues
receipt and that the branch covering note is unacceptable to the
Local Organising Committee (LOC).

However, the Ihiala team refused to leave the pitch claiming
that their disqualification was not justified.

Others complained, arguing why Lagos branch, the host, should
benefit from the controversy of the unacceptable disqualification
of Ihiala branch.

A source who spoke to TheNigerialawyer (TNL) said that lawyers
and other commentators present at the venue were disappointed with
Mr. Chukwuka Ikwuazom for his show of bias and immaturity.

”The second match was to be played between Ihiala Branch v.
Lagos Branch but Mr. Chukwuka Ikwuazom, who is overseeing the NBA
Football Committee, single-handedly disqualified the Ihiala Bar
(Eagle Bar) team on the ground that there was no sufficient
evidence of payment of branch dues for its players, even as he
(Chukwuka Ikwuazom Esq.) never fully screened all the players of
the Ihiala Bar.

”This was despite the fact that the Chairman of Ihiala Branch-
Marcel Obijiagwam Esq., its Secretary and Financial Secretary
authored a document stating that all the persons listed therein had
paid their Branch dues. The said officials were also present at the
venue of the tournament and they reaffirmed their position.

”In spite of these, Chukwuka Ikwuazom Esq., who coincidentally
is the immediate past chairman of Lagos Branch, went ahead to
disqualify Ihiala Branch and awarded all football points to his
Branch- Lagos Branch, as victor.

”Most commentators and lawyers present at the venue of the
tournament were extremely disappointed with Mr. Chukwuka Ikwuazom
apparent show of bias and immaturity,” he said.

They further said that the players of the Ihiala Branch
peacefully protested by staying on the pitch and calling on the
leadership of the Bar to intervene and remove the patently biased
Chukwuka Ikwuazom Esq. from the leadership capacity he occupies on
the NBA Football Committee.

TheNigerialawyer(TNL) before the filing of this
report put a call across to the former Chairman of NBA Lagos,
Chukwuka Ikwuazor but he didn’t respond.

FULL-TIME OF THE NBA AGC FOOTBALL
TOURNAMENT
Meanwhile some branches has started playing. The scores of the team
are as follows;

Premier Strikers Of Onitsha Branch Of NBA Wins
5:4 after penalty
Penalty shot out.
Premier Bar ⚽❌⚽⚽⚽⚽
Makurdi ⚽ ⚽❌⚽⚽❌
Premier strikers is through to the Quarterfinals✌

Jos wins 4:1 against Awka (P.K), and advances to quart
finals.
Penalty shot out.
Awka ❌❌⚽
Jos ⚽ ⚽⚽⚽
Jos wins 4:1 against Awka (P.K), and advances to
quart finals.

NBA Ikeja Branch 0 Vs. NBA Owerri Branch 2.

Team that have qualified so far are;
1. Owerri
2. Lagos
3. Onitsha
4. Yenogoa
5. Jos

Next match is between
Abuja v. Asaba
PH v. Isiokpo
and finally Kaduna v. Benin

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