NFF Controversy: Buhari wades in, says September election must hold - Premium Times Nigeria

President Muhammadu Buhari has waded into the leadership crisis in Nigerian football by directing that elections scheduled for September must hold as scheduled.had earlier scheduled its Elective Congress for September 2022 when the tenure of the current Amaju Pinnick-led board expires.President Muhamadu Buhari communicated this directive in a letter dated June 17 and signed by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare.

Though it has since subsided, there was immense pressure from various quarters on Mr Pinnick to resign following Nigeria’s failure to qualify for the 2022 World Cup. The claimant, Seigha Obiene, a board member of Nembe City Football Club, sued the NFF for the alleged illegal composition of its board. Neither an out-of-court settlement nor a move to vacate the court order has been pursued by the NFF, a development some claim is deliberate so as to extend the tenure of the present board.

They had better get themselves in check... let him not ban them from competitions like he did to basketball!

Everything about NFF is marred by massive greed and corruption, that's the reason whoever is in current control try and make it a lifelong ambition to SIT TIGHT and not want new elections for others interested in chopping...

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