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..Says, I\u2019m Not A Driver<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Newly appointed Acting Chairman of Abia Warriors Football Club, Innocent Oweh, has told Sports journalists that he is driven by the passion and desire to turn the club into a \u2018true professional club\u2019.<\/p>\n
Oweh equally revealed that the welfare of the players and officials also sit high in his programs for the Umuahia side.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I assumed office, I met practically nothing on ground but that won\u2019t derail my vision for the club\u201d, starts the 44-year-old club boss.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut we must move the club forward. We\u2019ve to go back to the drawing board to achieve our mission objective.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo achieve this dream, we must have to reactivate the club\u2019s youth teams. This has been a major driving force of the club in the past before it was abandoned.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe youth team had in the past produced young talents who went on to form the back bone of Abia Warriors before going on to play for the National Teams and later moved to Europe.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy mission is to make Abia Warriors a truly professional club side. And we can\u2019t achieve this without the reinventing the youth teams\u201d.<\/p>\n
Oweh would further disclose that the welfare of the players and officials also form an essential part of his priorities.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy policy trust will also lay critical emphasis on the welfare of the players and officials.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a first step, I\u2019m trying to source for funds so that by next week, we would be able to start paying the players their outstanding match bonuses\u201d, Oweh explained.<\/p>\n
He also revealed that he acknowledges the importance and role of the supporters as the team\u2019s \u201912th player on the pitch\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, the Supporters are essential part of a team. In fact, they form the 12th player on the pitch in every given match. Their singing and drumming during games go a long way in motivating the players. So, within the week, I will have to meet with the supporters club so that we chart the way forward\u201d.<\/p>\n
Oweh hinted that he\u2019s pleased with the team\u2019s technical crew headed by Erasmus Onu.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re not envisaging any change in our coaching department\u201d, the young club boss disclosed with confidence.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur Technical Adviser, Erasmus Onu, joined us last season in a two-year contract. So, he still has one more season left on his contract.<\/p>\n
\u201cContinuity, as is often said, is a key ingredient for success. We\u2019re pleased with his performance last season. For the first time in recent seasons, Abia Warriors did not struggle against relegation. We did not have our fate in other clubs hands during the season where we would resort to mathematical calculations as to what happens if our opponent win this match, or we draw the other match.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a credit to the crew that we finished on 4th position in the Group B of the abridged league. This performance thus qualified us for the Dozy Mmobuosi\/NPFL Super 8 Tournament\u201d.<\/p>\n
There were dissenting voices when he was appointed as Acting Chairman of the club by the Abia State Government. This was predicated upon the wrong notion that he was a driver. But Oweh who has put in 10 years active service in the club rubbished that malicious insinuation.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not a driver\u201d, he reacted sharply. \u201cNo doubt I entered the civil service as a driver in Government House in 2000 during the Orji Uzor Kalu administration.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut upon reaching the position of Chief Driver on Level 7, I stopped driving when I acquired the necessary qualifications and was elevated to the position of Works Superintendent on level 8.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt this time, my resume becomes supervisory role. That was in 2014 when I was promoted to the position of Principal Works Superintendent on level 12.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy next promotion would be Assistant Works Superintendent which will come any time this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo anyone saying I\u2019m a driver is either being economical with truth, mischiveous or lacks knowledge of civil service routine\u201d, Oweh explained.<\/p>\n
Credit- Sab Osuji.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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