REFEREE Nasiru Idris of the Nigerian Referees Association, NRA Kaduna state council have been suspended by Nationwide League One (formerly called Nigerian Amateur League), which is the third-tier level of club football in Nigeria.
According to a statement by the NLO Media Officer II, Abdulgafar Oladimeji, Thursday, the suspension is as a result of his alleged poor handling of the match between Green Beret vs Kaduna Utd played on 24th April, 2024 in the on-going NLO 2024 competition.
The suspension notice stated that ” Please be notified that the Referee of the match, Nasiru Idris (KD) is herewith suspended indefinitely and therefore, delisted from further participation.”
It will be recalled that the chairman, NLO, Silas Agara has affirmed the readiness by the league management to continue to ensure sanity and strict adherence to the rules and regulations of the competition.
Speaking on the matter, NLO, Chief Operating Officer, COO, Olushola Ogunnowo reassured that the league is committed to sustainability measures with the motive to sustain the level of improvements recorded in the league.
He appealed to the competing clubs and officials to uphold their faith in the league, warning that the league will not condone any form of indiscipline and would also therefore not hesitate to invoke discplinary measures against any erring official assigned to discharge league duties at either of the centres .
In a related develoment , the chairman NRA Katsina state chapter, Abdullahi Shuaibu has also been suspended over issues bothering on alleged unethical conducts in the ongoing 2024 NLO league season in the state.
