A letter dated December 15 addressed to all
stakeholders, Vice Presidents and Executives, the LFA
President has set Thursday December 21 as the new date to meet
the stakeholders.
The meeting will take place at the Banquet
Hall of the First United Methodist Church on Ashmun Street.
Madam Wesley earlier December 8, 2006 letter
addressed to the Stakeholders Committee Chairman, Wallace
Weiah, acknowledged receipt of the request for a meeting, but
regretted that she was indisposed to meet with them and
promised to meet with them at her own convenient time.
The latest communication to the stakeholders
came in the wake of series of threats from members of the
stakeholders’ committee to inform the Federation of
International Football Association as well as to boycott the
2006 LFA national league closing program slated for December
23, at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium in Monrovia.
Tomorrow’s meeting will lay some issues to
rest, ranging from financial malpractice to fistfights in the
local football house.
It can be recalled that the Vice President
for Operations of the Liberia Football Association, Adolph
Lawrence, recently revealed that the association was faced
with host of problems that had impeded progress of football in
the country.
At a meeting held with stakeholders on
October 28, at the Stella Maris Polytechnic (formerly, Don
Bosco Polytechnic and St. Patrick’s) in Monrovia, Mr. Lawrence
said there was serious organizational problem at the LFA,
which has retrogressed the game in the country.
Briefing stakeholders, Mr. Lawrence said the
October 3 incident between him and the LFA Vice President for
Administration, Pennoh Bestman, which many had described as
“Battle of the VPs”, is among problems at the institution. He
accused Mr. Bestman of attacking him.
Mr. Lawrence said another unhealthy incident
was the LFA General Secretary, George Williams’ alleged attack
on an executive committee member, Rodney Wilson.
LFA and Dirito deal signed in October 2005
is another area of concern, says Mr. Lawrence, saying the
benefits are yet to be seen as the deal has already lasted a
year.
The mediator and chief executive officer of
the company, Steve Davis, recently revealed that US$98,500
sporting materials were given to the LFA, but they have not
been properly accounted for.
