Nigeria Boxing Federation suspends Azania Omo-Agege

<p>The Board of Nigeria Boxing Federation, NBF, has indefinitely suspended it’s Vice President, Azania Omo-Agege.</p>, <p>In a letter signed by the Secretary General, Akinyele Oladapo, it was alleged that Azania Omo-Agege impersonated the President of NBF.</p>, <p>According to the letter, the allegation was confirmed by various African Boxing federation presidents.</p>, <p>According to the statement, the decision to suspend Omo-Agege was taken at the Board meeting held on 11th November 2023, at which he was unable to defend his actions concerning the unauthorised press release/letter to the International Boxing Association (IBA) that embarrassed the Nigeria Boxing Federation, Nigeria Olympic Committee, Federal Ministry of Sports and the entire country.</p>, <p>The statement revealed that Azania Omo-Agege forged and printed the letterhead of the NBF without approval.</p>, <p>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.</p>, <p>“That you failed to utilise the opportunity provided by the board to reconcile you and the President at the last zoom meeting.</p>, <p>“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.</p>, <p>“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.”</p>, <p>The statement requested Omo-Agege to withdraw the letter written to IBA, the suit against the world body, issue a press release denouncing the earlier statement, write an apology to the President as well as the Board, within 21 days.</p>