NFF Elections: Annual General Assembly To Hold In June If...

NFF Elections: Annual General Assembly To Hold In June If...

By Niyi Busari

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has said that the Annual General Meeting that will set the ball rolling for the Federation's September Elective Congress will hold in June, BSNSports.com.ng can report.

This is contained in a communique released by the Federation after the Executive Meeting of the Board on Tuesday. The AGM, according to the communique will be held to take decisive steps in repositioning Nigeria football including roadmap for the new Elections.

The communique added that the Meeting can only be held in June only if the ex-parte injunction stopping the Federation from holding their Congress is vacated before the date.

The communique reads in part,

 "After exhaustive deliberations, introspection and admission that the outpouring of emotions by fans and stakeholders over the FIFA World Cup miss was legitimate, the Executive Committee urged caution and patience, and assured that in tandem with the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, decisive steps will be taken in the next few days to reposition Nigeria Football in several areas, including the National Teams. It also disclosed that in line with the statutes, roadmap for new elections into the NFF Board will be designed at the Annual General Assembly (AGA) of the NFF once the ex parte injunction suspending the Congress from meeting is vacated. It can be recalled that the AGA to set the roadmap for the next NFF election cycle was statutorily scheduled to hold on 17th December, 2021 in Lagos but an ex parte court order was served on the NFF from a Federal High Court in Bayelsa State to stop the meeting. The NFF had since January 2022 approached the court to vacate the order and the next sitting is scheduled for 26th April 2022. The committee has now proposed June 2022 for the AGA to statutorily set the roadmap for the NFF elective congress provided the order is vacated accordingly.