It’s all rubbish – Ashiru

By Solomon Nwoke

President of Taekwondo Federation, George Ashiru was impeached Saturday by his board members who alleged that he was running the Federation like a sole Administrator without carrying them along.

Following a motion moved by Tony Anafule representing North Central and supported by Saidu Abdullahi from Kebbi, six members voted in favour of the impeachment.

Vice President Margret Binga was unanimously voted to step in as President. A source at the meeting said that there was no counter motion as majority of the members moved for his impeachment.

Contacted yesterday, Olympian Chika Chukwumerije confirmed that the Board legally voted that Ashiru steps down.

But when contacted, President of the Nigeria Teakwondo Federation (NTF), George Ashiru dismissed the impeachement saying it was the handiwork of disgruntled members he described as enemies of the sport to disrupt the smooth sailing of the game towards next year’s Olympics.

”I was in that meeting, I initiated and chaired it. Along the long line, excused myself to welcome the Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung who was to grace the final of the Korean Ambassaador and when I came back to the meeting I started hearing rumours.Up till now, nobody was bold enough to communicate me officially. At least if a thing like that should happen, I should have been told that for so, so and so reason we have lost confidence in you. So I don’t take that as anything and it cannot hold waters and I am sure the Sports minister will not even honour such call as it amounts to unncessary distractions”, he said.