The Interim Management Committee (IMC) has assured Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) clubs and all stakeholders of fair, transparent and balanced decisions on all issues requiring the intervention of the league body.
Davidson Owumi, Head of Operations of IMC, in a statement said its decisions have never been made to favor any club including those of Board members, and cited an earlier sanction on Niger Tornadoes, whose Chairman, Hon Adamu Aliyu Mohammed is on the board of the IMC.
He,therefore offered assurances that IMC interventions through the instrument of the Summary Jurisdiction will always apportion sanctions on, and reliefs to clubs based on findings supported by the rules.
"Our rulings are blind to who or what clubs are involved as we only adhere strictly to the dictates of the Framework and Rules. In a MatchDay 6 ruling, we fined Niger Tornadoes who have their Chairman an IMC Board member. The rule was not bent to favor him", Owumi noted.
With regards to the allegation of playing football politics that has been levied against the IMC, he dismissed the claims as not supported by the facts on hand in the fixture between Niger Tornadoes vs Lobi Stars
It needs to be stated that in line with NFF Statutes, decisions are based on reports of Match Officials, and in complex situations with no clear-cut position established from the reports, we invite all parties for oral testimonies", he further explained
The IMC Officer recalled that an online Situation Room was set up and it brings in Match Commissioners for every MatchDay to provide regular updates of incidents at their centers which guides responses from the IMC when there are untoward developments.