1980 AFCON CHAMPION CHARLES BASSEY DIES AT 71.(PHOTO)..

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 1980 AFCON Champion Charles Bassey Dies at 71 Charles Bassey, a member of Nigeria’s historic 1980 Africa Cup of Nations-winning squad, has died at the age of 71 after a prolonged illness. He passed away on Saturday in his hometown, Eket, Akwa Ibom State. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) confirmed his death in a statement released on Monday by its General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, describing the loss as part of a “day of double tragedy” following the earlier death of team captain Christian Chukwu. Bassey was part of the Green Eagles team that secured Nigeria’s first AFCON title with a 3-0 victory over Algeria at the National Stadium in Lagos on March 22, 1980. After retiring as a player, he transitioned into coaching and managed several clubs, including Calabar Rovers, Mobil Pegasus, BCC Lions, Flash Flamingoes, Akwa United, and Wikki Tourists. His passing brings the number of deceased members of the 1980 squad to nine.

RETURN OFFICIAL VEHICLES IN YOUR CUSTODY- GOV. UZODINMA ORDERS FORMER APPOINTEES. (PHOTO).


 Return official vehicles in your custody – Uzodinma orders former appointees


Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has directed former political appointees to immediately return all official vehicles that are in their possession.


The governor directed the Managing Director of Imo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (ISOPADEC), Hon Chief Charles Orie, to take custody and carry out the proper inventory of all official vehicles assigned to the former political appointees.


The directive was made known in a statement signed by Oguwike Nwachuku, Chief Press Secretary and Media Adviser to the Governor, and obtained by DAILY POST on Thursday in Owerri, Imo State capital.


“This directive affects all former Principal Officers to the Governor, all former Commissioners, all Special Advisers, all General Managers of Agencies of Government, among others.


“Orie was further urged to ensure that no former political appointee, no matter how highly placed, refuses to surrender his or her official vehicles.


“On January 16, 2024, when Governor Uzodimma dissolved his expanded Executive Council, he had directed that the Commissioners should hand over their official vehicles to the Permanent Secretaries in their ministries while the Special Advisers should submit their official vehicles at the Office of the Chief of Staff.


“While some former political appointees complied with the directives, others are yet to do so, raising concerns they may have ulterior motives.


“Poised to ensure that government directives are respected by all and sundry, Governor Uzodimma has mandated Orie to use all means lawful to extract compliance from the former appointees.


“Those Governor Uzodimma expects Chief Orie to take custody and inventory of the vehicles assigned to them as former appointees are his former principal officers, his former Commissioners, his former Special Advisers, former General Managers of Agencies of Government, among others.


“Compliance is said to be immediate and nonnegotiable,” the statement read.

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