Mixed Reactions Trail Choice of New 3SC Boss

Following the appointment of a three-man Board for the Shooting Stars Sports Club, (3SC) of Ibadan, led by Chief Samson Olayiwola Lakondoro, many followers of the traditional club have expressed dismay at the choice of the octogenarian.

The Chairman, Chief Lakondoro, who made his first appearance as helmsman of the club at the Akinola Maja, Jericho Ibadan Office on Wednesday along with the two other, Mrs. Bayo Beckley and Hon. O Peter called for the cooperation of everyone to succeed in office.

Majority of the fans who reacted to the new development to newsmen in Ibadan questioned the rationale behind the choice of the people by the Governor of the State Senator Abiola Ajimobi, fuming that trio do not have basic required qualification for the job.

“The new Chairman, Chief Lakondoro has never been an active sport person or managed any sports outfit in his entire life, yet that is the person our government deemed fit to give 3SC’s job to. And Mrs. Beckley, apart being the wife of the late former Chairman of Oyo State Sports Council does not have a proven football management skill such sensitive job required”, a fan who craved for anonymity noted.

Reports also monitored on the social media reflect the feelings of the Oluyole Warrior’s fans, as one Akintunde Rasak Akinola said “this is a joke! What do these people know about football administration for God sake! If the management of Chelsea or Manchester United is picked this way, would anybody watch them or sponsor them at all.

“I am really tired of this joke. This is why things do not work right in Nigeria, everything is always upside-down. Why do you like putting unqualified people in sensitive positions, Shooting stars need successful professionals like Lawyers, Medical Doctors, Bankers, Ex- Footballers, Ex- football Coach, people with managerial skill to run its affairs”.

Another fan, Babatunde Rahman however, noted that “Baba Lakondoro is a well known face and a true lover of Shooting Stars. A man in the class of Baba Eleran, late (Ganiyu Elekuru) of blessed memory. He has been with Shooting through thick and thin, I wish him and other members a successful tenure in office, Up Shooting”.