The September 30 Nigeria Football Federation
elections conducted in Warri may be annulled following series of
petitions filed by aggrieved parties
The crisis rocking the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) seems far
from ending despite the intervention of Nigeria's President Goodluck
Jonathan as Nigeria moves to escape Fifa's suspension.The latest twist which trails the reconciliation moves of the President reveals that the September 30 elections held in Warri that produced the Amaju Pinnick-led board could be nullified.
The electoral appeals committee are yet to sit exactly a month ago after the Elective Congress in Warri to review all the complains and petitions recieved by the panel.
The withdrawing of legal matter filed by Obinna Ogba, Adama Yahaya on behalf of Chris Giwa could just be another episodes of the intrigues in the coming weeks.
A top government source hinted that the Presidency are of interest in another round of elections in a bid to resolve the protracted crisis that have engulfed the Football body since the conclusion of the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil in July.
Chairman of the NFF Electoral Appeals Committee, Barrister Okey Ajunwa, said the committee would likely nullify the September 30 elections following lists of petitions seeking for an annulment.
"We are not scared to annul the [September 30] election as there are a lot of petitions seeking for the elections to be annulled. Justice will be served - we have the powers and wie will make the process transparent," Ajunwa told media at the NFF secretariat on Thursday.
"But we cannot decide now until we sit to decide on what to do. Our decision now will be made known when we sit in November 12 and 13," he concluded.
However, the appeals committee are expected to meet with the petitioners and those petitioned on November 12 and 13 respectively for fair hearing.
The latest looks to be part of the democratic resolutions reached on Wednesday night when the President Goodluck Jonathan met with the factional heads of Amaju Pinnick and Chris Giwa, where he was ordered to withdraw the legal suit before the Federal High Court in Jos.
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