Solomon Dalung debunks N7.5bn allocation claims for Bash Ali fight
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung has dismissed a claim by one purported civil rights organization, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ) that the sum of N7.5 billion has been “criminally diverted” by the Ministry of a Youth and Sports.
He described the allegation as a cheap attempt to hug the headline in a quest for relevance as he said no money was ever approved from the Ministry or Presidency for such bogus venture.
Dalung wondered why the said civil right organization whose watchword should be civility, truthfulness and fairness could claim such amount was approved by the Presidency for a World title fight by Bash Ali.
“This so called civil rights organization abused every standard ethics that any civil rights organization should hold dear. It is another attempt to confuse unsuspecting members of the public.”
He wondered why Bash Ali who is a senior citizen could descend to such an all time low at the expense of other people’s integrity.
“Before I assumed office as Minister of Sports, Mr Bashiru Ali fought my predecessors just under the guise of hosting a world championship bout. He has also employed same violent antics against the MD of Nexim bank which landed him behind the counter.”
He charged Bash Ali and his cohorts to channel their marketing drive towards the private sector who will be more than interested in bankrolling the fight if he is truly what he claimed.
