World football governing body FIFA as advised the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to settle its differences with aggrieved parties as the federation elections beckons, Nigeriasoccernet.com gathered.
A lot has been going on in the federation in recent times and the elections scheduled for for Benin City, Edo State on September 30 might not hold.
This is due to a Federal High Court in Abuja, led by Justice Inyang Ekwo, who stopped the NFF election, ruling that all parties should maintain the status quo. He adjourned further proceedings until October 31 which is a month after the proposed date for the elections.
His order followed a suit filed by the Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria (PFAN) against the NFF over unequal representation of all the five statutory bodies that make up the NFF in terms of voting rights and representation on the board, its congress and committees.
Another group, known as Nigeria Football Stakeholders, has also threatened to ‘bomb’ the election venue in Benin City, if the poll is not cancelled.
As gathered by our correspondent, in a letter signed by Dogogo Johnbull and addressed to Sports Minister, Sunday Dare, the group warned that ‘blood will flow’ if they refuse to heed their demand. It claimed that the present NFF board, headed by Amaju Pinnick, committed so many atrocities.
However, we learnt from The Guardian that the NFF wrote to FIFA, alleging interference from several quarters in the build-up to its election in Benin City.
“FIFA actually replied NFF, who wrote to them that there is interference. But FIFA told them to go and reconcile with the aggrieved parties,” a source close to the football body said yesterday.
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