New Executive Committee members were elected to run the Association by the Club Owners of the Nigeria Premier League on Monday in Abuja.

Rivers United Football Club of Port Harcourt General Manager, Chief Okey Kpalukwu, was elected Chairman in a quick and peaceful election held by the 20 clubs on Monday afternoon at the Sandralia Hotel in Abuja.

The Presidents of Remo Stars Football Club of Ikenne, Ogun state Honourable Kunle Soname and Doma United Football Club of Gombe state, Alhaji Suleiman Umar, were elected Vice Chairmen to represent the South and Northern parts of Nigeria.

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Godwin Enakhena, the chairman of Sporting Lagos Football Club in Lagos, was named the association’s new general secretary, while Barrister Ferdinand Ugwuarua, the administrative secretary of Rangers International in Enugu, was named the organization’s new coordinator.

Chief Kpalukwu made the promise of an inclusive regime that will ensure that everyone’s views and suggestions will be respected on behalf of the new team, which has a two-year term.

Hon Soname, for his part, has faith in the new leadership’s ability to maintain focus and avoid becoming distracted by personal interests in favor of acting collectively in the best interests of the game.