The organizers of CHASE Awards, formerly YEM Awards, today, 22 November 2013 announce that the 2013 edition of the award including the announced novelty match has been postponed till March 2014. The suspension also covers all other unannounced line up activities mapped out by the organizers.
"We are sorry to announce that the CHASE Awards 2013 including earlier announced novelty match scheduled for Sunday, 24th November, 2013 has been postponed till March 2014 due to circumstances beyond our control as the organizers are currently youth corp members serving in different states of the country are finding it difficult with the NYSC authority to return to Lagos and plan for the awards" says Olakunle Osein, producer of the awards says.
He further added; "However, we hope to put things in order as soon as possible by the grace of God and we might carry on with the award this year. We want to thank all our supporters especially managements of Jevenik event center and Campus mini stadium who have agreed to host activities for this year's edition of the award for still standing by us, and to our nominees, we want to assure you that whenever the event will hold, it will be best and glamour ".
Payback Media however stated that the voting process remains on and it would close by 15th of December while promising to announce a new date in the coming year.