Sacked President of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), Aminu Maigari has bounced back to his position along with members of his congress after the FIFA September 8 ultimatum to Nigeria to return him or face sanction. His reinstatement was effected today after a brief meeting in Abuja.
The FIFA letter dated September 3 gave a guideline for the election of a new executive, saying: “the NFF Executive Committee as it was composed on 25 August 2014, meaning under the presidency of Aminu Maigari, should then convene as soon as possible, a first extraordinary general assembly to elect the members of the electoral committee and a second extraordinary general assembly in the shortest time possible allowed by law in order to proceed with the elections of new NFF office-bearers.”
As he resumed his post today, Maigari said that a General Assembly will be called within the shortest possible time, but added that new elections will now be held in 2015, keeping him in office for at least another four months.
“Of course, the elections will hold in 2015 because it is tagged for 2015. We will work as a team and as a family and decide on a new date, but I want to assure Nigerians that we will do this within the shortest possible time.”
This tenure elongation could yet cause more controversy given that the Maigari-led NFF executive committee was dissolved on August 26.
But a member of the congress and Chairman of the Kano State Football Association, Rabiu Inuwa said that there should be no controversies as they (congress) have reinstated the Maigari board.
“There’s no problem with that (tenure elongation) because we have reinstated them according to the demands of FIFA.”
The Giwa camp is yet to make any statement on this development. [myad]
