The 2017 edition of the Nigerian University Games Association has been suspended. B. O. Orodele, secretary-general of the body announced the suspension on Sunday.
He said that the action became necessary because “both athletes and contingent officials have not been accredited as required by the guidelines of the Games”.
“The temporary suspension will enable both the officials of NUGA and the host university to sort out the technical hitches,” Orodele said
The NUGA president said that more than 450 accreditation tags were needed for both athletes and officials.
Reacting to the threats of cancellation, Emmanuel Kucha, vice chancellor of Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, the host institution, said that the university should not be punished “for the sins of others”.
“The problem is between the secretary general and the president of NUGA, and not the host institution; we have done all they asked us to do. We provided facilities and venues.
“How can they take such an arbitrary decision after we have spent so much money?
“Do they know where we got the money from?
“As far as University of Agriculture, Makurdi is concerned, we are ready. We have done our part. We should not be victims of any disagreement between two NUGA officials,” he said.