Ebenezer BajelaThe President of the Nigeria Chess Federation, Olalekan Adeyemi, has responded to the petition signed by the Chess Players’ Association of Nigeria, saying it’s a move that doesn’t hold water. Adeyemi said in a telephone interview with our correspondent, “How can you invite players from Nigeria to take part in an international event without telling the federation? The government will ask the federation because the federation is responsible for her players. We just throw them (complaints) in the waste bin because it’s not the duty of FIDE; all federations are independent.””Copyright PUNCH. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.

Source: Punch June 14, 2019 02:37 UTC