LFA
Sets Turning Over Date - Puts Hold On Borsay Contract Renewal
Secretary General Yenqiah Borsay's
(Monrovia) April 11, 2006
The long awaited turning over ceremony of the newly elected officials
of the Liberia Football Association (LFA) has finally been set for
Saturday, April 15, at the local football house headquarters on
UN-Drive.
Reports gathered say President elected Izetta Wesley, who had the
overwhelming responsibility to call for the turning over ceremony, met
with the outgoing executive committee members on Monday, April 10, to
set a date for the long awaited ceremony.
At the meeting, the issue of renewing the Secretary General Yenqiah
Borsay's contract was brought forward but reportedly rejected by the
outgoing executive committee members. His contract ended just after
the last LFA Congress.
With the rejection of the incumbent Secretary General, it is not yet
clear whether the Wesley administration will continue to punch the
line of outgoing executive committee members for Beauford Weeks, who
was earlier tipped to serve as her next Secretary General.
Weeks, outgoing Executive Member, lost to Adolf Lawrence by huge
margin for the position of Vice President for Operation at the just
ended FA Congress.
There is however a general view that the position of the Secretary
General should be open if Mr. Borsay is to be replaced.
By this, they mean, people should be afforded the opportunity to apply
for the position.
But Article VII, Section 8.1 of the Liberia Football Association (LFA)
states "The General Secretary shall be employed by the Executive
Committee on a legal contract basis for four years, renewable in event
of good performance. He/She shall head the secretariat; keep the
minutes of the meetings of the Congress. He/She shall, in consultation
with the Executive Committee, recommend for the employment and
dismissal of the staff and the management of the secretarial." With
this latest development on the turning over ceremony, many wonder as
to why President elect Wesley was delaying the taking over of the
newly elected officials.
George Smith a keen follower of the game said it was sharking to hear
that Madam Wesley was just calling a meeting for turning over take
place.
He wondered why President elect who had the overwhelming
responsibility to call for such ceremony will choose to delay, since
she and others were elected on March 18, at the LFA Congress in
Kakata, Margibi County.
"I just could not believe that the taking over by the newly elected FA
officials was still on ice, when the newly elected chairman on female
soccer was working," he said.
According to him, it was just surprising to hear that the President
elect was just setting up a date for the turning over ceremony since
the March 18 elections.
"I hope we are not going back to seeing old things where some
officials will choice not to work with others because of their own
personal interests," he noted.
He however said the game of football is fair-play and if we are to
move forward those who are in the highest offices of authority should
now begin to put aside their differences in order to move the game
forward.
The setting up a date for the turning over ceremony is coming at the
time when there has been series of public concerns as to when the
newly elected would take office.
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