THE DIPLOMATESE IN THE ADAMU SCANDAL

I have decided to run the intricate politics that could have been involved in the high wired diplomatese which Dr Amos Adamu may have ignorantly walked into without knowing though, some elements of greed or ‘let me see how it works’ may have held him spell bound, not knowing when to turn out and leave.

For the purposes of my thinking, I believe the English are squarely in the middle of it all. England is also involved in the Adamu scandal.

Remember Adamu was in Russia recently and met with the Russian bid guys in Moscow. England was prepared to pay the $800,000 cheque but felt Adamu won't play their game because they knew he had a Russian circuit he may eventually go for, given the fact that it was held that “Russians like Nigerians can bribe God.”

It is true that England is desperate and panicking because the Russians are gaining ground on them. Since England can't apply for 2022 World Cup, their only chance to host the World Cup is 2018.

Everything is pointing to England right now, but the bid has been having problems since it was launched last year in London. Dr Amos Adamu met with the English bid team which is headed by Andy Anson, Paul Elliot (a former player) and another guy. They've been pressing for his vote ever since. Also just before the final of the U-17 women championship in Trinidad & Tobago, the Korean and English bid teams were in Cairo to present their case to CAF.

WHY ENGLAND AND US RIGHT NOW ARE PANICKING.

It gets very interesting...The reason why they are panicking is Australia, Korea and others have stepped up their own lobbying processes. I sincerely think Spain/Portugal are just wasting their time. I don't see them getting anything, but they are also acting as spoilers which is complicating the whole process for England... Also don't forget Qatar... FIFA is big on legacy and may need to balance things out.

Blatter, FIFA President, bewildered?

Middle East has never hosted a World Cup before, since FIFA is very big on legacy, do not be surprised if Qatar gets 2022...I just don't see FIFA going to two big countries back to back...Qatar can get it with the jinx broken by South Africa in the 2010 World Cup hosting.

England's chances are honestly slim. They are worried about the threat from Russia, Holland/Belgium and Spain/Portugal. Moreso, Spain, Belgium all have votes in that 24 man executive committee. Their citizens will vote for their nations. Thus, England’s home votes are too tiny to be depended upon. That is why they may have decided to play so dirty to get sympathy and force FIFA to give the 2018 bid to them. They had a compromised and willy-nilly ally to be messed up in one Dr Amos Adamu who is from Nigeria.

THE AMERICAN BID:

The US bid has been very arrogant about their whole approach. It's just after they realised they have to work hard for every vote that they noticed it's not going to be a given birthday cake. They may had wrongly thought it was going to be handed to them from the get go. Was that not how they got the Atlanta Olympics bid? This is FIFA not IOC.

I know for sure US is not getting anything from the Asian guys in the voting committee. That is the dilemma US bid is facing. Asia is surely supporting Qatar, Korea, Japan and probably, Australia. They are going to stay as a united group... This I know for sure...

The Americans never bothered to engage the African votes because I think they feel Africans didn't count. The Americans were not very inclusive at all....they are so exclusive and not respectful and respecting. The bid slips out of their calloused fingers!

SEE THIS AS A CASE STUDY:

Also, Dr Chung from Korea recently accused the US of trying to undermine their own bidding for 2022 World Cup by trying to get China to bid for the 2026 World Cup. Since the World Cup can't go to the same confederation back to back, having China bid for the 2026 World Cup will sway the votes to their favour.

CONCLUSION:

Being part of FIFA also requires having common sense especially when it comes to dealing with the very intricate diplomatese and issues like this. Here is our brother, the man from Zuru, which some can swear and swore he is from Ogbomosho found in the wilderness of things being done properly unlike the Nigerian ways he had manipulated the system to survive and found himself in the global setting of an institution like FIFA, which on its own has its intricate corruption infected ways of delivering its own things.

WORLD CUP VOTE CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS: IN DEFENCE OF ADAMU

I listened to the footage. I can confirm it is Dr Amos Adamu’s voice no doubt. Candidly, like I did analysed some weeks these people love Nigerian football. Read through the script, what was the intention behind collecting the alleged bribe? Was it not to develop four artificial pitches in Nigeria?

Ask again, was his collecting the cash and not cheque to cover up the paths and help Maigari’s return after the so-called “Out of court settlement” not a good plan? Was it not within FIFA’s mantra of “FOR THE GOOD OF THE GAME?

Did they find the truth?

Though, a lot has been said, written and investigated about him in the last 20 years and his name has been mentioned in almost every financial scandal in Nigerian football and sports. That of COJA alone is running into an excess of N40billion. Which investigation has nailed him?

All the ‘babalawos’ and malams in Zuru and Ogbomosho should start asking God who had covered the past tribulations from enemies to cover this and bring him out clean as usual. All his media friends in Nigeria (need I mention their names?) should be bold enough to stand by him in this hour of need.

Dr. Amos Adamu is actually a pseudonym. The investigating journalists may have been speaking to Babatunde Oyekale Aremu and not the one that is a FIFA man.

NOT A NEW PHENOMENON:

Dr Adamu at a FIFA event

Consider the type of money for which one Dr Amos Adamu is being nailed and alleged to have demanded and the development grants collected by State FA chairmen in Nigeria to vote in a pre-determined direction, any similarity?

For the first time, the NFA under the wise management of Alhaji Sani Abdullahi Lulu paid “development grants”  to all state FAs and to top it all they were all taken to South Africa and allegedly made to collect “development levies” of  five million Naira each (about $33,000) all to make them loyal to the ruling class of Nigerian football. They though denied the last N5m on the eve of the election in a very sparse communiqué.

In all do you agree with me that FIFA is not only corrupt, dirty but most likely will qualify as the WORLD’S MOST CORRUPT PUBLIC INSTITUTION? Now, don’t believe me. Do a quick tour and visit http://transparencyinsport.org/

ADAMU’S FALL FORESEEN:

In the morning of 8^th October 2010 as I put on my phone, the first text message I got was from an avuncular friend of mine. It was written: “Jide, please pray. I saw Dr Adamu fall into dust and never rose up again. Though, we’ve been praying for enemies of Nigerian sports to be dealt with, but I pray it is not the ultimate.” This friend, we call him Elder. He is such a prayerful person. Twice, he had dreams like this he confided in me and they came to pass. As soon as I got home, earlier than usual at 9:05pm on the 16^th October and a call from New York and seconds later, another from London giving me the gists I remembered, “it was foreseen.”

THE NIGERIAN SOCIAL WORKER: ASSASSINATION: WHAT ARE EKEJI’S FEARS?

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IYABO ABADE: NSC TIRED OF HELPING ATHLETES

"Iyabo Abade"

Sara, post surgery

Ekeji, DG NSC

This person is a hermaphrodite, supposedly born with both male and female genitalia. The person then underwent surgery at age 19 to remove the male genitalia. This is supposed to have made her both medically and legally female. She is 22 years old and a professional German tennis player who plays on the ITF Women's Circuit: Her name is Sarah Gronert.

There was a controversy over her acceptability and the Women Tennis Association (WTA) came up with their verdict, after examining her. She was passed as a female. 

I have not seen her play, but reports say she serves a whole lot faster than Venus.  Waoh!  Not alot of top men tennis players do, so what chance do other women have?  She is already amassing trophies and according to her last finals victim: Julia Glushko’s coach Schlomo Tzoref, who said: “This cannot be. This is not a woman, it’s a man. She does not have the power of a woman and no woman has such a technique. She serves like a man. It’s very strange.”

Uhm! What a strange world we live in. Her best world ranking of 195 came on 12 July 2010.

Radiant Sara Gronnert

NASIR EL-RUFAI:

I was a victim of abandonment as a national team athlete. One afternoon in March 2010, Alhassan Yakmut called me and wanted me to take up the challenges of raising the N7.2m needed to help former Iyabo Abade, a Super Falcon (Nigerian women national team) player to meet up with a follow-up surgery in the USA.

The first and this surgery had been paid for by Nasir el-Rufai, as the then Minister of the FCT. The money required is to enable him live for post surgical examination.

LAST OPPORTUNITY:

I took it up. We wrote 328 letters to Senators, Members of the House of Representatives, the Governor of Delta State, ministers and even the Sports Ministry and Sports Minister. No one was going to respond. Last month, September. The doctor called and said, THIS IS A LAST OPPORTUNITY. What date? 11^th November 2010.

Now, I resorted to beg people directly. We want 72,000 Nigerians to give us N1, 000:00. I recruited staffers, trained them and saddled them to go without shame BEGGING FOR A BROTHER.

NSC TIRED OF HELPING ATHLETES:

I, like them, got so many shocks. IS THIS NOT ANOTHER 419? In the NSC/Ministry of Sports, one staffer told me: WE ARE AWARE BUT TIRED OF HELPINF THESE ATHLETES. Who else should they help? In the midst of it,  public servant, the Executive Secretary of UBEC gave out N75,000:00 with a heavy laden voice.

Determination in her eyes...who helps Abade get the same?

Were Sarah Gronert to be a Nigerian what would have been her fate? People begging on her behalf? Our NSC tired of her because ATHLETES ARE BEGGERS? Or some people instead of giving, even with shame, like Prince Abubakar Audu, N1,000:00 (the letter and the cost of reaching his house is in excess of N1,200:00) say THIS MAY BE ANOTHER 419.

ASSASSINATION: WHAT ARE EKEJI’S FEARS?

The alleged threats to the life of the Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Dr. Patrick Ekeji, may not be unconnected to the very fierce battle for the control of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) this reporter can report with authority.

The crises that has plagued the country's football led to a recent suspension of the nation by the world soccer governing body FIFA.

Ekeji...so it is!

As the suspension was being lifted by FIFA, Dr Ekeji cried out that unknown callers had threatened to assassinate him unless he quit his position as director general of the sports commission. "Dr. Patrick Ekeji, in the last few days, has received several calls from unknown callers. Calls are made to Dr. Ekeji at odd hours telling to resign or he will be assassinated," said Olukayode Thomas, special assistant on media to the Minister of Sports Ibrahim Bio.

NFF POLITICS:

The Nigeria Football Association is a parastatal under the National Sports Commission. By virtue of decree 101 she gets appropriation from the National Assembly to fund its activities every fiscal year. Asides from government funding, the NFF has a number sponsorship deals with different corporate organisations which nets about N1.2billion per annum according to the immediate past Vice President, Obinna Ogba. She also enjoys annual grants from FIFA.

The battle to be in control of these funds, our investigation has revealed is responsible for the entire battle that is gripping the football industry. Sports Minister, Ibrahim Isa Bio, once told the football congress before the election which the Federal High Court nullified “Adamu and Ekeji, it is the fight between the two of you that is the root of this problems.”

The issue is that those in government (the Sports Ministry/NSC) always want their men on the Board so that they can indirectly influence decisions including how the funds are spent.
Dr Amos Adamu, Ekeji’s immediate past boss, who is made a synonym to football in the country wanted his men in place. He singlehandedly planted the last Board led by Abdullahi Lulu. The Lulu team having been groomed wanted to be their own men.

It is no surprise they have resorted to death threats.

TRADITION:
At least, it is open facts that officials in the NSC had always connived with their foot soldiers at the NFF to deliberately under-declare funds released by the Federal Government and sponsorship fees for the various brands of the national soccer team.

If there was no other issue of note to quickly point to, we remember and know that the last conflict between the NSC and NFA on one hand with the NPL then led by Oyuiki Obaseki was due to the sharing formular adopted in the title sponsorship fund of the league. It was alleged that only half of the money paid by Globacom was declared.

Nigerian witnessed the way funds for our World Cup engagement was said to have been managed. N900 million from government, $8 million dollars from FIFA and others not disclosed. What happens to a cheap $238,000 that disappeared from the coffers of the NFA?

DEATH THREATS AND FOOTBALL:

It would be recalled that immediately this reporter exposed the dirty histories and personalities governing Nigerian football, I got two calls threatening me with death if I do not back out. The second recent threat came when I exposed the latest sex scandal in the same NFA. That Ekeji is receiving death threats is no surprise. It is synonymous with our football.

Afterall, did Alhaji Abdullahi Lulu not tell his staffers that, “I will return back for another four years. I know those who are working against us. I will CRUSH all of them.”