A Federal High Court in Jos, capital city of Plateau State
has sacked the Amaju Pinnick-led board of the Nigeria
Football Federation (NFF) and declared Chris Giwa as
president of the national football body.
The court headed by Justice Musa Haruna Kurya
nullified the election held in Warri which brought Pinnick
to power on Friday morning and Giwa has stated that he
will resume at the NFF office in Abuja immediately and
name a new board.
However, Pinnick, a former Delta State Sports
Commission (DSSC) boss says he will file for the court
to temporarily suspend the judgement.
“This is not good for Nigerian football, we will file for
stay of execution,” Pinnick told a popular TV station
after the ruling.
Nigeria risks a FIFA hammer for this latest
development. FIFA had ruled Giwa’s election invalid,
mostly due to ineligible delegates, and ordered fresh
elections to be carried out. Amaju Pinnick subsequently
emerged as NFF president and Giwa had withdrawn a
case challenging the result of the elections when FIFA
threatened to ban Nigeria.
But in January, after a meeting called by current sports
minister, Solomon Dalung aimed at reconciling the NFF
descended into recriminations, he re-filed his lawsuit.
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