Guardian Extraordinary Congress Dissolves NFF’s Board Saturday, 05 July 2014 22:07 Written by Ezeocha Nzeh, Abuja Category: Home NFFTHE Extraordinary Congress of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) rose from its meeting Saturday, dissolving the Aminu Maigari-led Executive Board. The meeting, which held at Bolingo Hotel, Abuja, accused the Maigari administration of secrecy in the finances of the federation, as well as manipulation of the NFF Statues to suit its interest. Following the dissolution, the congress also reconstituted the NFF Electoral Committee and the NFF Appeals Committee to prepare ground for election into the NFF Executive Board. Delegates attended the Extraordinary Congress, which summoned the chairman of chairmen of Nigeria Football Associations, Effiong Johnson, to discuss recent developments in Nigerian football, from the football aπssociations of the 36 States of the federation and the FCT. Reading the decisions, the chairman of the communiqué drafting committee, Obinna Ogba, said: “The Extraordinary Congress unanimously endorsed the dissolution of the Aminu Maigari-led NFF Executive Committee, and immediate termination of the employment of all management staff. “The congress also endorsed the dissolution of the boards of the Nigeria National League, Nigeria Women League and the Nigeria Nationwide Leaguec “The vice Chairmen are to take over the running of the Leagues and report to the Acting General Secretary of NFF. “Congress approved the appointment of Lawrence Katken as Acting Secretary General of the NFF, pending the appointment of a substantive General Secretary. “Congress bemoaned the international embarrassment caused the country at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, by failure of the Aminu Maigari-led NFF to fully and firmly resolve issues of finance with the Super Eagles ahead of the tournament. “Congress accused the Maigari administration of abuse of NFF Statues in its constitution of the NFF Electoral Committee, by altering the list of persons approved by the congress at the 2013 General Assembly.” New eight-man NFF Electoral Committee and six-man NFF Appeals Committee have been reconstituted to prepare for election into the Executive Board. It is recalled that a High Court sitting in Jos, Plateau State, had on Wednesday, granted an interlocutory Injunction in a case filed by Mrs Baribote, restraining the NFF President, Aminu Maigari and the Executive Committee from managing, directing and conducting the affairs of Nigerian football pending the determination of the Motion on Notice. Consequent upon that mandate of the presiding Judge, Justice P.L. Lot, the Minister of Sports, Tammy Danagogo, on Thursday appointed Lawrence Katken, as Acting General Secretary of the NFF. His appointment has now been ratified by the Extraordinary Congress.
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