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Bility's Headache Begins Courtesy: Liberian Observer 29 March, 2010  The
chairmen of sub-associations of the Liberia Football Association (LFA)
are requesting motorbikes from the Musa Bility's leadership in
fulfillment of the promise he had made upon winning the elections to
ease the transportation problem in the running of their respective
leagues.The sub-associations' chairmen are heads of the football leagues in the leeward counties who are responsible to ensure that the LFA's statute and international standards governing football are observed in the counties. The 14 counties that are part of the sub-committees are Lofa, Gbarpolu, Cape Mount, Bong, Nimba, Grand Gedeh, Sinoe, Maryland, River Gee, River Cess, Margibi, Grand Bassa, Bomi and Grand Kru. Their spokesperson who spoke to Observer Sports yesterday on condition of anonymity said the Musa Bility leadership, through their interim leader Garmondeh Karnga, had provided transportation for the chairmen and had vowed to fulfill their commitment before or during the 2010/2011 national leagues. “We are optimistic that under the Bility leadership we will get the bikes, because these bikes are overdue -- dating from 2007,” the spokesperson asserted. When contacted via mobile phone, president-elect Musa Bility confirmed the request of the sub-committees, but denied reports that it was a campaign promise. Mr. Bility divulged that he was approached by the sub-associations to facilitate their movement in the running of the leagues in their respective counties. He said he had told the sub-committees that his leadership will consider their request for the good of the game. The president-elect further disclosed that vice president-elect for Administration, Musa Shannon, had been charge with the responsibility to address the sub-committees' plight. For his part, Mr. Shannon told Observer Sports also via mobile phone that the leadership had committed itself to purchasing the bikes for the sub-committees for the promotion and development of the game. He did not state when the bikes would be purchased. Meanwhile, some stakeholders under the banner, 'Friends of Bility, are warning the president-elect of awarding contracts to cronies, a practice that, they said, might have some negative implication in his administration. They said they considered the practice as 'pay-back'. Tiehnoomoh Williams, the Secretary General of the group, indicated that they had gathered reports that the extension of the VIP stand at Antoinette Tubman Stadium (ATS) had been awarded to Willis Knuckles, a political and business friend to Musa Bility. Mr. Williams said though the renovation and extension of the VIP stand will be welcoming for the good of the game, the award of the contract to Mr. Knuckles, without due process of procurement formality, was wrong. When contacted for his reactions, president-elect Bility denied the report that he had awarded the contract to Willis Knuckles. |
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