IBB Golf Club crisis: NGF President call for calm

President, Nigeria Golf Federation (NGF), Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, has called for calm after the IBB International Golf and Country Club, Abuja was sealed off on Saturday by Department of State Services (DSS) operatives as a result of an internal leadership dispute that rocked the prestigious facility.

Sporting Tribune reports that the closure was reportedly aimed at disrupting an extraordinary general meeting scheduled for last weekend.

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The NGF president, in a statement he personally signed on Monday in Abuja and made available to Sporting Tribune, appealed to the public to be calm, saying it was an internal issue that would be resolved soon.

While stating that while the Federation was aware that the closure had caused concerns among its members and the golfing community, he promised that everything would be put under control and normalcy would return shortly.

“In view of the recent development at the IBB International Golf Club, Abuja, I want to assure everyone that the issue will be resolved soon. IBB Golf Club is a family, and therefore, there is no issue that can not be resolved.

“The NGF under my leadership has handled several other similar issues in Kano, Ekiti, and Yola and I really want to assure everyone that this will not be an exception,” Runsewe said.

The NGF boss however appealed to all stakeholders to refrain from making public statements that would further escalate the issue, adding that the presence of DSS operatives was a sign that the situation was under control.