President Buhari of Nigeria has intervened in what seems to be a looming crisis in the Nigeria Football Federation, Nigeriasoccernet gathered.
With Amaju Melvin Pinnick tenure moving towards the end, there have been a lot of issues coming up in recent times including the passing of a vote of no confidence on the number one man in the glass house.
The President however has directed the Nigeria Football Federation(NFF) to immediately commence the process that will lead to holding new elections into its Executive Committee at the expiration of the current administration in September.
President Buhari also directed that the instrument of football administration in the country, the NFF Statutes be amended to include other stakeholders, who had hitherto been disenfranchised, or denied equal representation in the NFF congress.
All of these directives were contained in a letter dated 17th June, 2022 addressed to Amaju Pinnick, the president of the Nigeria Football Federation and signed by the Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports Development Sunday Dare.
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