The Nigeria Football Federation has stated categorically that there has been no election into the executive committee of the Anambra State Football Association. Chairman of Chairmen of Nigerian Football, Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau minced no words in declaring that what took place in the State on Monday, 27th July 2020 and which some stakeholders styled ‘an […]
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Chairman of the Senate Committee on Youth and Sports, Senator Obinna Ogba has promised to continue to lend strong support to the Amaju Pinnick-led Nigeria Football Federation, stating that he is very much impressed with the performance of the administration so far.
Ogba spoke in his office at the Senate on Tuesday, while receiving a delegation of NFF Executive Committee members, led by the president, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick.
“Let me congratulate you on the very good job you are doing. Of course leadership is always associated with challenges, so there must be challenges here and there. But the important thing is that your team is putting up great efforts and you are united.
“The truth is we cannot win all matches, and the earlier we realize that, the better for us as a people. I appeal to you to remain united and committed to the development of Nigerian football in all areas,” said Senator Ogba.
Ogba insisted that only one person can be NFF President at any time, and pulled no punches in declaring that “this is a properly –constituted authority and I firmly believe in the rule of law. As chairman of the Senate Committee on Youth and Sports, I want to assure you that we will continue to work as a team in the interest of Nigeria football.”
Speaking earlier, NFF President Pinnick commended the efforts of Senator Ogba and other members of his Committee for the support they have been giving NFF and Nigeria football.
“You have continued to demonstrate quality leadership and we are excited that you, one of us in the Nigeria football family, is the person here. We have been facing a number of challenges, some human –made, but we assure you that we because we are united, we are strong enough to deal with all these challenges. Our unity has seen us win four major trophies in our 16 months in charge, with several off-the-field accomplishments.
“We are very grateful to our great leader, President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR) for the immense support for football and indeed other sports. We also commend the Honourable Minister for his wise counsel at all times, and your Committee and the House Committee on Sports have been excellent.”
Also with Pinnick during the call were NFF 1st Vice President, Barr. Seyi Akinwunmi, Alh. Ibrahim Musa Gusau, Chief Felix Anyansi-Agwu, Alh. Sharif Inuwa, Otunba Sunday Dele-Ajayi, Alh. Babagana Kalli, Barr. Chris Green, Alh. Ahmed Yusuf Fresh and General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi.
The Nigeria Football Federation will hold its 71st Annual General Assembly at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja on Wednesday. The opening ceremony will start at 10am.
NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, disclosed on Monday that the Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung, will declare the big event open. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Mr. Christian Ohaa and the Director –General of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Alhassan Yakmut, are also expected.
It is the second successive year that the NFF is holding its annual general assembly in a high-octane hotel facility. Last year, the concluding part of the NFF’s annual general assembly took place at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The assembly is coming few days after Nigeria lifted the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations in Senegal, making the country the champions of the continent at U-23 boys, U-20 boys and senior women categories, apart from being champions of the world at U-17 boys level.
Further successes in a highly fruitful year for Nigeria football also include qualification of the home –based senior boys for the African Nations Championship; progress of the Super Eagles to the group stage of the African series for the 2018 World Cup; qualification of the Falconets for the 2016 U-20 World Cup; bronze medal–finish of the U-23 boys at the All-Africa Games; a domestic League praised at home and abroad and; quality, overseas capacity–enhancing programs for referees, coaches and administrators.
The assembly welcomes 88 delegates, made up of chairmen and secretaries of the Football Associations of the 36 States and the FCT, the Leagues, referees association, coaches association and players union.
All 12 members of the NFF Executive Committee as well as the General Secretary, former NFF Presidents and General Secretaries, members of NFF Management and stakeholders will also grace the occasion.
Sunday Longbap has been re-elected as Chairman of the Plateau State Football Association.
At elections conducted in Jos, the capital of Plateau State on Thursday morning, and monitored by NFF Executive Committee member Sharif Rabiu Inuwa and Tunde Aderibigbe, secretary of the NFF State Elections Monitoring Committee, Longbap polled 18 out of the 19 votes cast, with one vote declared invalid.
Although he was unopposed, the incumbent still needed to satisfy the statutory requirement of two/third, which necessitated the casting of yes or no votes.
Elections are also holding in Kebbi, Rivers and Ogun States today, with the elections in Delta State now moved to Friday.
The Nigeria Football Federation has called on all Nigerians to discountenance a statement by the Chairman of NFF Electoral Committee, Mr. Amoni Biambo, to the effect that elections into the NFF Executive Committee will hold at the General Assembly of Tuesday, 26th August, 2014.
“The statement must have been made in error. As far as the NFF is concerned, there will be no elections at the General Assembly of Tuesday, 26th August. There is a proposal that we are taking to the General Assembly (the supreme body of Nigeria football) for consideration and approval, with regards to the elections.
“It is for the NFF and the General Assembly to propose the date for elections, not that of the Electoral Committee, which was put in place by the General Assembly,” NFF General Secretary, Barr. Musa Amadu, said on Thursday.
Amadu expatiated that the proposal to be taken before the General Assembly on Tuesday will see to the elections being conducted not later than two weeks after the assembly, on the advice of world governing body, FIFA.
“The elections will definitely take place in early September, 2014. All hands are on deck to ensure that we hold the elections not later than two weeks after the Congress on Tuesday, to usher in a new Executive Committee of NFF.
“What the NFF is concerned with, even before a similar advice by FIFA, is to ensure an open and transparent process that will guarantee a level –playing field for everyone. Every person eligible to purchase form and contest the elections should be able to do so, and the process must be one that dovetails into credible, free and fair elections, that will stand the test of time, devoid of challenges by aggrieved persons that will affect the smooth running of the NFF by the incoming Executive Committee.”
The NFF scribe also made it clear that the persons who will be in Warri for Tuesday’s General Assembly will be the same delegates who were at the November 2013 General Assembly in the same city, except where there have been changes that comply with the Statutes.
“For example, the unbanning of Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi and Mr. Chidi Ofor Okenwa means these persons will represent Osun and Enugu States respectively, as Chairmen of their State FA. Other than these two, the roll –call remains the same.”
ROLL –CALL FOR 2014 NFF GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Abia State
Chairman: E. C. Chukwuemeka
Secretary: Ikeme Kalu Daniel
Adamawa State
Chairman: Musa A. Duhu
Secretary: Umaru Hamidu
Akwa Ibom State
Chairman: Effiong Johnson (Menyene Nkwo)
Sceretary: Mathew Peter Udoh
Anambra State
Chairman: Mike Umeh (Jude Obikwelu)
Secretary: Emeka Ralph
Bauchi State
Chairman: Yahuza Adamu Ningi
Secretary: Hussaini Ibrahim Garba
Bayelsa State
Chairman: Lucky Gospel Ewa
Secretary: Ebiegberi Hans-Egbe
Benue State
Chairman: Margaret Icheen
Secretary: Nongu –Philip Terwase
Borno State
Chairman: Kalli Babagana
Secretary: Baba Sani
Cross River State
Chairman: Essien Ayi (Oswald Atuake)
Secretary: Greg Abang
Delta State
Chairman: Amaju Pinnick
Secretary: Friday Onothoja
Ebonyi State
Chairman: Obinna Ogba
Secretary: Ome D. Chukwuemeka
Edo State
Chairman: Abel Ehigie
Secretary: Victor Edokpayi
Ekiti State
Chairman: Isaac Ayodele
Secretary: Mercy Adegbuji
Enugu State
Chairman: Chidi Ofor Okenwa
Secretary: Ugwu Francis Sunday
FCT
Chairman: Musa Talle
Secretary: Ibrahim Abdullahi
Gombe State
Chairman: Auwalu Umar Sani
Secretary: Ahmed Binanu Sada
Imo State
Chairman: Amanze Uchegbulam
Secretary: Ndudi Godfrey
Jigawa State
Chairman: Sabo Abdullahi Dutse
Secretary: Abdullahi A. Ringim
Kaduna State
Chairman: Magaji Abdulkadir
Secretary: Ahuwan Elisha
Kano State
Chairman: Sharif Rabiu Inuwa
Secretary: Usman Yahaya
Katsina State
Chairman: Bello Saidu
Secretary: Sani Tinua
Kebbi State
Chairman: Abubakar C. Ladan
Secretary: Atiku Magaji
Kogi State
Chairman: Adams Yahaya
Secretary: Austin Ogunmola
Kwara State
Chairman: Busari Ishola
Secretary: Oke Mohammed Jimoh
Lagos State
Chairman: Seyi Akinwunmi
Secretary: Damilola Morakinyo
Nasarawa State
Chairman: Mohammed Alkali
Secretary: Yakubu Galadima
Niger State
Chairman: Yabagi Alhaji Baba
Secretary: Jagaba Saidu Egwa
Ogun State
Chairman: Ganiyu Majekodunmi
Secretary: Leo Oyenekan
Ondo State
Chairman: Dele Ajayi
Secretary: Fagite Babatunde
Osun State
Chairman: Taiwo Ogunjobi
Secretary: Afolabi K. Segun
Oyo State
Chairman: Olaleye Adepoju (James Odeniran)
Secretary: Kehinde Ojelowo
Plateau State
Chairman: Sunday Longbap
Secretary: Yakubu Dalyop
Rivers State
Chairman: Chris Green (H. I. Omineokume-Kile)
Secretary: Ibigoni Benjamin-Akobo
Sokoto State
Chairman: Mohammed Nasir Saidu
Secretary: Garba Hassan
Taraba State
Chairman: Hussein Modibo
Secretary: Yosie Daniel Ayuba
Yobe State
Chairman: Mohammed Garba
Secretary: Ahmed Asabe
Zamfara State
Chairman: Ibrahim Musa Gusau
Secretary: Hashim Yusuf Maru
Elite League
Chairman: Nduka Irabor
Secretary: Salisu Abubakar
National League
Chairman: Emeka Inyama (Nuhu Tanko)
Secretary: Lawrence Katken
Women’s League
Chairman: Dilichukwu Onyedinma (Adeoye Adebowale)
Secretary: Isaac Ajisafe
Nationwide League
Chairman: Ahmed Muazu Kawu (Joseph Akwa)
Secretary: Shola Ogunnowo
Coaches Association
Chairman: Bitrus Bewarang
Secretary: Solomon Ogbeide
Referees Association
Chairman: Ahmed Maude
Secretary: Moroof Oyekunle Oluwa
Players’ Union
Chairman: Dahiru Sadi
Secretary: Austin Popo
Mr. Amoni Biambo, an accomplished professional and businessman based in Port Harcourt, was on Monday elected Chairman of the NFF Electora Committee, saddled with the responsibility of conducting elections into the NFF Executive Committee and into the Nigeria Professional Football League, Nigeria National League, Nigeria Women League and Nigeria Nationwide League, come August 2014.
Elected as Vice Chairman is Dr. Akpo Mudiaga Odje, from Delta State, as the Electoral Committee swung into action ahead of the August polls. Other members are Professor Musa Garba Yakassai, Mr. Charles Nwokocha, Mr. Pascal Patrick, Dr. Omolawon Kayode and Mr. Prince Elube. NFF General Secretary, Barrister Musa Amadu, is secretary.
Also inaugurated was the NFF Electoral Appeals Committee, with Barrister Eddy Mark, Mr. Dotun Coker, Mallam Bala Garba, Mr. Victor Nwangwu and Mallam Sani Mohammed Gusau as members. The secretary is Lawrence Katken, NFF’s Assistant Director (Competitions).
The Zonal Coordinators’ Forum was also inaugurated at the same occasion. While Barrister Chris Green is coordinator for the South
South region, Sir. Ephraim Chukwuemeka will coordinate the South East and Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi will coordinate the South West.
Alhaji Yusuf Ahmed Fresh is in charge of the North Central, Alhaji Hussaini Modibbo takes charge of the North East and Alhaji Ibrahim
Musa Gusau holds fort in the North West. The secretary is Tunde Aderibigbe.
While inaugurating the zonal coordinators’ forum , NFF President Aminu Maigari, who was represented by Alhaji Muazu Suleyman, a Member of the NFF Executive Committee and CAF Match Commissioner, said: “Zonal coordinators are persons of timbre and calibre, who abide totally by the dictates of the NFF and FIFA Statutes for fairness and thoroughness, while eschewing favouritism, parochialism, nepotism and other negative tendencies.
“It is impossible for the NFF President, or the other Members of the Executive Committee, to be everywhere at the same time. Zonal
coordinators do a lot of work to bring to the attention of the NFF Executive Committee, the urgent needs and requirements of the
different geo-political zones, in a harmonised and coherent manner.”
Inaugurating the Electoral Committee and the Electoral Appeals Committee, Maigari stated: “I must state here that all the members of
the two Committees come highly recommended. That goes without saying, having been elected at the highest forum of Nigeria football – the NFF Annual General Assembly, which took place in Warri, Delta State on Thursday, 28th November, 2013.
“I am convinced that the persons in the Electoral Committee are condemned to do a great job, going by their pedigree and personal
accomplishments in the game. Elections are all about fairness and credibility. Without these guiding principles, an election becomes a
farce, and all manner of unwarranted distractions come along.”
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