UPDATE : *** NFF: There will be no elections on August 26th, 2014. *** The Nigeria Football Federation has called on all Nigerians to discountenance a statement by the Chairman of NFF Electoral Committee, Mr. Amoni Biambo, to the effect that elections into the NFF Executive Committee will hold at the General Assembly of Tuesday, 26th August, 2014. “The statement must have been made in error. As far as the NFF is concerned, there will be no elections at the General Assembly of Tuesday, 26th August. There is a proposal that we are taking to the General Assembly (the supreme body of Nigeria football) for consideration and approval, with regards to the elections. “It is for the NFF and the General Assembly to propose the date for elections, not that of the Electoral Committee, which was put in place by the General Assembly,” NFF General Secretary, Barr. Musa Amadu, said on Thursday. Amadu expatiated that the proposal to be taken before the General Assembly on Tuesday will see to the elections being conducted not later than two weeks after the assembly, on the advice of world governing body, FIFA. “The elections will definitely take place in early September, 2014, all hands are on deck to ensure that we hold the elections not later than two weeks after the Congress on Tuesday, to usher in a new Executive Committee of NFF. “What the NFF is concerned with, even before a similar advice by FIFA, is to ensure an open and transparent process that will guarantee a level playing field for everyone. Every person eligible to purchase form and contest the elections should be able to do so, and the process must be one that dovetails into credible, free and fair elections, that will stand the test of time, devoid of challenges by aggrieved persons that will affect the smooth running of the NFF by the incoming Executive Committee.” The NFF scribe also made it clear that the persons who will be in Warri for Tuesday’s General Assembly will be the same delegates who were at the November 2013 General Assembly in the same city, except where there have been changes that comply with the Statutes. “For example, the unbanning of Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi and Mr. Chidi Ofor Okenwa means these persons will represent Osun and Enugu States respectively, as Chairmen of their State FA. Other than these two, the roll –call remains the same.” *ROLL –CALL FOR 2014 NFF GENERAL ASSEMBLY* *Abia State* Chairman: E. C. Chukwuemeka Secretary: Ikeme Kalu Daniel *Adamawa State* Chairman: Musa A. Duhu Secretary: Umaru Hamidu *Akwa Ibom State* Chairman: Effiong Johnson (Menyene Nkwo) Sceretary: Mathew Peter Udoh *Anambra State* Chairman: Mike Umeh (Jude Obikwelu) Secretary: Emeka Ralph *Bauchi State* Chairman: Yahuza Adamu Ningi Secretary: Hussaini Ibrahim Garba *Bayelsa State* Chairman: Lucky Gospel Ewa Secretary: Ebiegberi Hans-Egbe *Benue State* Chairman: Margaret Icheen Secretary: Nongu –Philip Terwase *Borno State* Chairman: Kalli Babagana Secretary: Baba Sani *Cross River State* Chairman: Essien Ayi (Oswald Atuake) Secretary: Greg Abang *Delta State* Chairman: Amaju Pinnick Secretary: Friday Onothoja *Ebonyi State* Chairman: Obinna Ogba Secretary: Ome D. Chukwuemeka *Edo State* Chairman: Abel Ehigie Secretary: Victor Edokpayi *Ekiti State* Chairman: Isaac Ayodele Secretary: Mercy Adegbuji *Enugu State* Chairman: Chidi Ofor Okenwa Secretary: Ugwu Francis Sunday *FCT* Chairman: Musa Talle Secretary: Ibrahim Abdullahi *Gombe State* Chairman: Auwalu Umar Sani Secretary: Ahmed Binanu Sada *Imo State* Chairman: Amanze Uchegbulam Secretary: Ndudi Godfrey *Jigawa State* Chairman: Sabo Abdullahi Dutse Secretary: Abdullahi A. Ringim *Kaduna State* Chairman: Magaji Abdulkadir Secretary: Ahuwan Elisha *Kano State* Chairman: Sharif Rabiu Inuwa Secretary: Usman Yahaya *Katsina State* Chairman: Bello Saidu Secretary: Sani Tinua *Kebbi State* Chairman: Abubakar C. Ladan Secretary: Atiku Magaji *Kogi State* Chairman: Adams Yahaya Secretary: Austin Ogunmola *Kwara State* Chairman: Busari Ishola Secretary: Oke Mohammed Jimoh *Lagos State* Chairman: Seyi Akinwunmi Secretary: Damilola Morakinyo *Nasarawa State* Chairman: Mohammed Alkali Secretary: Yakubu Galadima *Niger State* Chairman: Yabagi Alhaji Baba Secretary: Jagaba Saidu Egwa *Ogun State* Chairman: Ganiyu Majekodunmi Secretary: Leo Oyenekan *Ondo State* Chairman: Dele Ajayi Secretary: Fagite Babatunde *Osun State* Chairman: Taiwo Ogunjobi Secretary: Afolabi K. Segun *Oyo State* Chairman: Olaleye Adepoju (James Odeniran) Secretary: Kehinde Ojelowo *Plateau State* Chairman: Sunday Longbap Secretary: Yakubu Dalyop *Rivers State* Chairman: Chris Green (H. I. Omineokume-Kile) Secretary: Ibigoni Benjamin-Akobo *Sokoto State * Chairman: Mohammed Nasir Saidu Secretary: Garba Hassan *Taraba State* Chairman: Hussein Modibo Secretary: Yosie Daniel Ayuba *Yobe State* Chairman: Mohammed Garba Secretary: Ahmed Asabe *Zamfara State* Chairman: Ibrahim Musa Gusau Secretary: Hashim Yusuf Maru *Elite League* Chairman: Nduka Irabor Secretary: Salisu Abubakar *National League* Chairman: Emeka Inyama (Nuhu Tanko) Secretary: Lawrence Katken *Women’s League* Chairman: Dilichukwu Onyedinma (Adeoye Adebowale) Secretary: Isaac Ajisafe *Nationwide League* Chairman: Ahmed Muazu Kawu (Joseph Akwa) Secretary: Shola Ogunnowo *Coaches Association* Chairman: Bitrus Bewarang Secretary: Solomon Ogbeide *Referees Association* Chairman: Ahmed Maude Secretary: Moroof Oyekunle Oluwa *Players’ Union* Chairman: Dahiru Sadi Secretary: Austin Popo
Posted on: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 22:24:31 +0000