Wednesday, 13 August 2014

NFF Crisis: Minister disagrees with disqualification of Odegbami, Ogunjobi, others

The Minister of Sports, Tamuno Danagogo, said on Wednesday afternoon
that the government was opposed to the decision of the electoral
committee of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, to disqualify some
candidates.

Mr. Danagogo, who is also the chairman of the National Sports
Commission, NSC, stated this while addressing journalists in Abuja.

"We do not support any process that looks fraudulent,..., that produced
one candidate. We want a situation where all stakeholders will contest
and neat result will come out.

"For that reason, to us it is proper and it is acceptable to let the
press know that we agree with the aggrieved persons in totality," he
said.

The electoral committee had on Wednesday morning disqualified
ex-Nigerian international and 1980 Nations Cup winner, Segun Odegbami;
former scribe of the NFF, Taiwo Ogunjobi; and current Acting Chairman
of the Federation, Victor Umeh.

Only one candidate, Chris Giwa, owner of Giwa FC, was cleared to
contest for President of the NFF.

Mr. Danagogo, however, condemned the electoral process expected to
lead to the August 26 election of new leaders of the NFF.

"(This) level of ineptitude is certainly not acceptable. NSC will not
conduct elections for them. We will do everything possible to conduct
free and fair election.

"If it means we will delay the process or resell the form. Forms
should be open to individuals eligible to compete," he said.

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