Shehu Dikko archives the Golden book of shooting stars at the new LMC
office..
 

By Ayo Ademokoya..

This story which was published by major newspaper in the country last year August 2015 is the high point of my efforts especially in 2015. My humble self was hostel by the football power house to present my Book the Golden Book of Shootin stars on thursday the 8th of August 2015 at the LMC office maitama ,Abuja,Nigeria.
Enjoy the story if you have not read it
Chairman of the league Management Company, Alhaji Shehu Dikko has praised the effort of the Author and Publisher of the Golden book of shooting Stars, Mr Ayo Ademokoya for pioneering the history of club football in Nigeria, choosing Shooting Stars as example.

Alhaji Dikko while fulfilling his promise of making the book the in Nigeria to be achieved in the newly created book shelf at the LMC' office in Abuja also congratulated the author for been the second visitor to be received at the LMC after club owners at the new office the football body situated at Maitama, Abuja last weekend.

LMC Chairman,Mallam Shehu Dikko with the author and publisher Ayo Ademokoya after the event

 From L-R, Barrister SamsonEbomhe, LMC legal Adviser, AlhajiAhmed Kawu, Chairman, Nigerian Nationwide league, Mallam Salihu Abubakar, LMC, ChiefOperating Officer, Alhaji Shehu Dikko, LMC Chairman, Ayo Ademokoya, Author andpublisher of the Golden book of Shooting Stars, Alhaji Ahmed Fresh, RefreeCommittee Chairman, Jude Anyadufu, Premier League club coordinator, Garba Lawal, Ex super Eagles player and Ibrahim Dambatta in a group photograph after the presentation of the Golden book of Shooting Stars held at the league Management company, Abuja at the weekend.

Speaking in the presence of Alhaji Ahmed Kawu, Chairman of the Nigerian Nationwide league, Mallam Salihu Abubakar, Chief Operating Officer of the LMC, Alhaji Ahmed Fresh, NFF's referee Committee Chairman, Mr Jude Anyadufu, Premier League club coordinator, Barrister Samson Ebomhe, LMC legal adviser, Garba Lawal, Nigerian Ex International and Ibrahim Dambatta, Alhaji Dikko said the book is timely as it would form part of the document the league body would need in other to sell Clubs like Shooting stars to the private sector who will be able to see that they are buying into a club with huge followers as well as a club with rich history comparable to any football club in the world.

Alhaji Shehu Dikko who promised to purchase 5 copies each for the 20football clubs campaigning in the  Nigerian Professional Football League Urges other clubs in the country to commission professional biographer to document their history too as according to him "We may not know where we are going if we do not know where we are coming from, we have clubs like Racca Rovers which is known has Kano Pillars, Mighy Jets of Jos and Ranchers Bees of Kaduna till date still commands huge followership despite
where they play in our league today. "If care is not taken, the story of the exploit of Eyimba International of Aba would be eroded and new generations may not know the exploit of this club in the next 10 -20 years?
"

Earlier in his speech, Ayo Ademokoya, Author and publisher of book commended the management of league body for doing everything possible to return our league to what it used to be in the 1960's to the Mid 1990' when Nigerian league became less glamorous.

He said the book is written to show that Nigeria once had a very vibrant league and solicited for a symbiotic relationship with the league body in making sure the Volume 2 of the Golden book of shooting stars see the light of the day