NFF Impeaches President Aminu Maigari

NFF President Aminu Maigari has reportedly been impeached by 8 out of
13 members of the executive committee in Abuja today, July 24.

Vanguard reports about Alhaji Aminu Maigari has been sacked as the
Board members were not happy with the management style of president of
the federation.

Announcing the decision of the board to newsmen shortly after the
meeting, Adamu Muazu, who represents the North-West on the executive
board, said Mr. Maigari was removed for"financial misappropriation and
mal-administration".

"After thorough and exhaustive deliberations on the uncalled-for
secrecy surrounding all financial dealings of the Federation and
failure to call meeting of the Executive Committee for the past eight
(8) months, during which so many weighty decisions on Nigeria football
had been taken by a small cabal within the Board, the Executive
Committee passed a vote of no confidence on the NFF President, Alhaji
Aminu Maigari. In view of the above, the Committee approved the
immediate dismissal of Alhaji Aminu Maigari, from the NFF Executive
Committee on grounds of financial misappropriation, misapplication and
maladministration."

A new election into the executive committee of the NFF will be held on
the 26th of August, and expressed the gratitude of the NFF to
President Goodluck Jonathan for continuously funding the game of
football in Nigeria. The First Vice President, Mike Umeh, is to act as
the President of the NFF until the election in August.

Eight of the thirteen members of the executive committee of the board
signed the impeachment motion, which kicked Aminu Maigari out of
office. Among them are Shehu Adamu, Effiong Johnson, Ahmed Kawo,
Dilichukwu Onyedima, Deji Tinubu, Felix Anyansi and Muazu Sulieman.