The Nigeria Football Federation in its quest to rubbish the report of the Chairman of the NFF electoral appeals committee, Barrister Okechukwu Igbokwe has told Nigerian that 1 man cannot overrule the decisions of 4 other members.According to a release signed by the Assistant Director of Media of NFF, Ademola Olajire, the wednesday report submitted to the NFF Secretariat by members of the 2014 Electoral Committee, upholding the Elective Congress held in Warri on Tuesday, 30th September has been endorsed by prominent and relevant authorities and bodies across the globe, including the sports committees of the National Assembly.According to the federation, they claim the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Sports, Senator Adamu Gumba has promised that his committee will stick by the report of the majority of the Appeals Committee conveying to the NFF Secretariat their decision to throw out the appeals and uphold in its entirety, the NFF 2014 Elective Congress.It was reported that the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Sports, Hon. Godfrey Gaiya added his voice on Thursday, saying that he has never seen anywhere in the world where one prevails over four.“It is a moot point. The decision of the majority is what the House Committee on Sports will stand by. Any other claim is minority opinion that does not have any leg to stand on. He concluded that the election in Warri was one of the fairest and freest you can see anywhere as it was appropriately conducted, in line with international best practices.
Posted on: Sat, 06 Dec 2014 12:37:02 +0000
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