The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has made it clear that its election will not be held on August 26, dismissing a statement to the contrary by the chairman of electoral Committee Amoni Biambo.
“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,” NFF general secretary Musa Amadu said.
“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.”
Amadu said 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,” he further said.
“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 Taiwo Ogunjobi and Chidi Ofor Okenwa means these persons will represent Osun and Enugu States respectively, as chairmen of their state Fas,” he said.
“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. [myad]
