- Made submission while responding to a string of discussion concerning private ownership of clubs in Nigeria
Philanthropist and Nigeria’s billionaire Tony Elumelu has signified interest in acquiring a club in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) following discussions with the Minister of Sports Development Senator John Owan Enoh.
The Chairman of Heirs Holdings and United Bank for Africa (UBA) hinted as much while responding to a string of discussion concerning private ownership of clubs in Nigeria .
Earlier on Tuesday, the X user, LawyerDayo, said: Can we get the President and Ministry of Sport to weigh in on the big corporations in Nigeria to buy at least one league club as part of CSR? Imagine Dangote buys Kano pillars, BUA buys Kwara United, Elumelu acquires Rivers United, Geregu takes over 3SC. Imagine the competition?
Responding , the founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation, disclosed that he alongside some other top personalities in the country , have been contacted by the minister as they are currently evaluating the viability of acquisition in bid to further develop the league as a form of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
He responded to the user saying ‘this s a nice idea’ with accompanying thumbed up emoji and added:
“ The Sports Minister, Senator John Enoh @OwanEnoh, is already thinking along this line and has approached me and we are already evaluating viability.”
Discussion about this post