Former Nigeria International and Everton striker, Daniel Amokachi says he doesn’t believe current President of the Nigeria Football Federation(NFF), Amaju Melvin Pinnick isn’t eyeing a third term at office.
As earlier reported Amaju Pinnick earlier stated in an interview with ARISE TV that he will not run for a third term in office and he was going to support whoever succeeds him as the NFF President.
He also made an official announcement in the 77th Annual General Assembly of the NFF that he was not going to run for a third term in office.
However, the Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on sports who spoke in a interview with Daily Trust doesn’t believe the NFF President, stating that he is a living testimony to what he can do when he says something.
“When you say a lot of people don’t believe what Amaju Pinnick is saying, I am a living testimony to what he can do when he says something. I was at the FIFA Congress. I was standing with FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
He looked at me and said ‘this is my Technical Director. I was with the then CAF president Ahmad, he told him this is my Technical Director. And I was with the Hon. Minister of Sports, Chief Sunday Dare, and he told him the same thing.”
“But the next minute when the media asked him, he denied. So, I won’t be surprised that he told Nigerians that he does not want it but deep down, the whole world knows he wants it. But he is just being greedy as a human being or a black Nigerian.”
“Nobody in Nigerian history went for a second term and won but the heavenly Lord blessed you and you have done eight years. You are also a CAF and FIFA Executive member.
So, what else do you want? If Nigerians say you have failed and they need a new hand, I think you should bow out and allow the right person to drive Nigerian football.”
“You have made your contributions. Nigerians won’t dispute that. But let’s move on. We pray the next person that is coming would have the heavenly grace to lead Nigerian football.”
ABIAZIEM OLISA
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