Heartland FC Sack GM Chukwudi Ifeanyi Over Insubordination, Misappropriation of Fund

Heartland FC Sack GM Chukwudi Ifeanyi Over Insubordination

The Board of Heartland FC of Owerri led by Chief Charles Ezekwem have after due consultation decided to suspend the General Manager of the team, Chief Chukwudi Ifeanyi indefinitely and with immediate effect, BSNSports.com.ng can report.

According to a statement made available to www.bsnsports.com.ng he was suspended for gross administrative, technical ineptitude and insubordination to legally constituted authority and high level of financial misappropriation.

The statement reads:

"The Board of Heartland FC of Owerri led by Chief Charles Ezekwem have after due consultation decided to suspend the General Manager of the team, Chief Chukwudi Ifeanyi indefinitely and with immediate effect.

"This action became imperative in the light of gross administrative and technical ineptitude, disloyalty and insubordination to legally constituted superiors and a high level of financial misappropriation.

"The Board reasons that a pragmatic action needed to be taken if the Imo State Governor's effort in repositioning Heartland FC will see the light of day. The Board also wishes to state that this corrective action and immediate palliative measures have amongst other things saved the Club from the potential danger of not participating in the forthcoming NPFL 2019/2020 season thereby steering the ship from hitting the Iceberg.

"The Board and its members categorically affirm that it is not in a mission to witch hunt Chief Chukwudi Ifeanyi or anybody but to make sure that the new Heartland Project is not aborted before conception.

"While the erstwhile GM has been advised to step aside for the time being and return any official property to the Club's Secretary, steps have been taken to make sure that normal administrative activities continue unencumbered.

"The Club emphasizes that there is a sense unity and commitment of purpose now more than ever before.

"Coach Ilechukwu and the lads are preparing the team more rigorously than ever before, the team is bonding and becoming more in the tactical image of the Coach's philosophy, In Okigwe, the technical staff and players are all in the same human page, Heartland FC boasts of having one of the best Pre-season preparations in recent history and even compares favourably against the preparation of other NPFL clubs.

"With the above reality, the Board clearly states that this temporary setback is only a set up for a big hit in all areas of Concern.
Board thanks all Imolites and the global Heartland fan base for their continued support and enjoins all to remain steadfast in keeping the spartan spirit alive!

" The club is bigger and more important than any Individual irrespective of position, portfolio and paraphernalia.
"The interest of the club is therefore Paramount more so superior to any personal or pecuniary interest. Our loyalty must therefore be channelled to the collective organizational objective.

Heartland FC will kick off their 2019/20 Nigeria Professional Football League against MFM FC of Lagos, Heartland's coach Fidelis Ilechukwu former team.