Maigari’s election stand nullified – Police

  *     *10 NFF board members shun IGP

·                *DG pleads one week for NFF

·                 *NFA board meets Thursday

Alhaji Aminu Maigari

The Nigeria Police has insisted that the Aminu Maigari board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) stands nullified by the order of Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Lagos until a superior order vacating that order is made available to her.

Upon the invitation of the 12 members of the board only Alhaji Aminu Maigari and his vice, Mike Umeh were present. The other 10 members shunned the invitation of the Inspector General of Police.

Ex-international right winger, Olusegun Odegbami was there (as an observer). Also at the police was the Director-General, National Sports Commission (Dr.) Patrick Ekeji and Alhaji Abba Yola.

The invitation is sequel to a petition written earlier by National Association of Nigerian Footballers (NANF) to the President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, for the Federal Government to respect a valid order given by the Federal High Court Lagos nullifying the 26^th of August 2010 NFF elections.

Upon receipt of the petition, our source disclosed that the President was terribly embarrassed that a court gave orders which were not carried out knowing that the mantra of this government is “Rule of Law” as carried over from the Yar’Adua schema.

The President ordered the IGP to ensure the complete observance of the Federal High Court order. That it is only to be vacated by a superior court order before the NFF board returns to the Glass House. The Commissioner of Police (Legal) was given the order by the IGP to follow the presidential order.

Upon the insistence of the CP (Legal) to effect the presidential order to the letter, the DG NSC pleaded for one week to “put our house in order”. Maigari and Umeh wrote statement to that effect for the police. The DG NSC called for a meeting of the NFA and NFF at 4:00pm. The outcome of that meeting will be made known to you soon.

It would be recalled that the Federal High Court Lagos gave an injunction for the 26^th of August, 2010 election not to hold. It was held against the orders of that court. The court nullified the election and was to proceed on contempt trial.

However, in a related development, it is gathered that the NFA board led by Jarret Tenebe will be meeting on Thursday (tomorrow) in Abuja. They will be addressing journalists by 4pm at a venue to be announced after the meeting according to a statement by Kayode Ajulo, the group’s secretary general.

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