That reminded me that the government could also mobilise to vote the FA out and still reorganise our football without hurting the game. I strongly believe that President Jonathan was not well advised and those who thumbed up his action acted on the spur of the moment which was understandable. But I know that the President means well and can re-address this issue with time. After all, this government once withdrew from the hosting of the last World Under 17n Soccer Championship after bidding and winning the hosting right.

THE people of Ndokwa, in Delta State, will tomorrow, accord the State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, a red carpet reception, which they say “is an occasion to appreciate the successes so far recorded by his administration.”

Since the World Cup made its debut in 1930, no African team has made it to the semifinal stage. espite reaching the quarterfinal stage in the past, Cameroon and Senegal both failed to make it to the next stage.

EVERY World Cup has its tall stories. Some of them take place before our eyes, years down the line others would read about them.

MISTER Ben Onyechere, National Publicity Secretary of Progressive Peoples Party, PPA, has resigned his position from the party. In a statement in Owerri, yesterday, the former party scribe said: ” In view of prevailing circumstances in the party where opinions no longer counts except that of the chairman, I regret to inform you that I can no longer cope and, therefore, tender my resignation.

ALL eight female Senators in the National Assembly yesterday condemned the manhandling of Doris Oboh in the chambers of the House of Representatives last week Tuesday, by the Sergeant-at-Arms.

A friend recently sent me an email containing a very thought_provoking fable; and I’m publishing an edited version of it because we can all learn from it.

IBADAN Former Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Dele Alake and two others are now in police custody in Oyo State over alleged shooting at the convoy of the former Assistant Inspector General of Police, Chief Tunji Alapinni on Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

THE last two weeks witnessed the flexing of political muscles by the proponents of the ruling party‘s controversial ‘zoning‘ system and the new apostles of unconditional and free choice of leadership of the party and the country.

NORTHERN Governors were, yesterday, polarized by the perceived candidacy of President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2011 general elections. The situation is coming against the backdrop of the visit of some Northern Elders to the Northern Governors’ Forum, NGF, which met at the Kashim Ibrahim House, seat of the Kaduna State government.