NBF Suspends VP Omo-Agege For Impersonation

By Ayodele Oni

The Vice President of the Nigeria Boxing Federation, (NBF), Azania Omo-Agege has been suspended.

His suspension has been approved by the board of the Nigeria Boxing Federation, after he was found guilty of impersonation.

This was contained in a letter signed by the Secretary General of the NBF, Akinyele Oladapo, who explained that Azania Omo-Agege impersonated the President of NBF, and this was confirmed by various African Boxing Federation Presidents.

According to the statement, the suspension was taken at the board meeting held on November 11, 2023, in which he was unable to defend his actions concerning the unauthorized press release/letter to the International Boxing Association (IBA) which embarrassed the Nigeria Boxing Federation, Nigeria Olympic Committee, Federal Ministry of Sports and the entire country.

The statement revealed that Azania Omo-Agege forged and printed letterhead of the NBF without approval.

The statement read; “At no time has Azania Omo-Agege briefed or written any report on the outcome of meetings at AFBC and IBA for the action of the President.

“That you failed to utilize the opportunity provided by the board to reconcile you and the President at the last zoom meeting.

“That you constituted yourself as one man parallel body against the majority of the board who affirmed the decision to join the World Boxing body as a step in the right direction for the growth of boxing.

“Your claim to IBA that President of Nigeria Boxing Federation Lieutenant General Kenneth Minimah has ceased to be President according to constitution is null and void as well as embarrassing.”

The statement also requested Azania Omo-Agege to withdraw the letter written to IBA on Nigeria, the suit against the World body, issue a press release denouncing the earlier release, write an apology to the President as well as board within 21 days.