Nigeria: Igbinedion Heads World Cup Delegation

23 May 2002

Lagos — In what appears to be a shift in plans the Federal Government has chosen Governor Lucky Igbinedion of Edo State to lead it's official delegation to Korea/Japan World Cup 2002.

It is, however, not clear why the change was made because vice-president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar had originally been slated to lead the team to the Far East.

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