PFAN wants NFF Electoral Committee boss, others to resign

Pinnick. Photo: SPORTSHINDU

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The committee to elect new officers into the board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) may be dissolved, if the latest move by the Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria (PFAN) sees the light of day.

The NFF election is fixed for September 30 in Benin City, Edo State, but PFAN wants the chairman of the electoral committee, A.A Malik (SAN) to resign, alleging that he is a personal lawyer and friend to NFF President, Amaju Pinnick.

In a letter titled ‘The Farce In NFF Electoral Committee,’ signed by the Deputy General Secretary PFAN/Secretary Project 2022 Task Force, Comrade Edema Fuludu, the footballers body said: “The PFAN Project 2022 Task Force has uncovered the concept of ‘I will not interfere but I will intervene’ and therefore asks the chairman of the NFF Electoral Committee, A.A Malik (SAN), to resign his appointment forthwith, as a managing partner, as well as Head of Oil and Gas and Dispute Resolution teams in the law firm of Alegeh & Co.”

According to Fuludu, who is a member of the Super Eagles squad that won the African Cup of Nations at Tunisia ’94, Austin Alegeh (SAN), who is a founding partner of Alegeh and Co., is a personal lawyer and friend to Pinnick.

“Secondly, one Barrister Robinson Ariyo, a member of the NFF electoral committee, is a lawyer to the Warri Traditional Council and Amaju Pinnick’s brother. Both of them should resign on the grounds of conflict of interest.

“This is unethical and therefore unacceptable. They have 72 hours from the date of this publication to do so or the Task Force will petition the appropriate authorities, (1) FIFA, (2) NFF Congress, (3) Minister of Sports