NFF Plans To Scuttle EFCC Investigation Revealed

NFF Plans To Scuttle EFCC Investigation Revealed By Gimbiat Olaosebikan Information reaching Basic Sports in Nigeria (BSN Sports) has it that the Nigeria Football Federation has applied for withdrawal of two million dollars ($2m) from 2018 World Cup funds. Part of the money, if released by CBN, according to a reliable source is meant to settle some loyal NFF senior staff who have been captured to have been paid through FULL RANGE LTD in 2015. The names of the beneficiaries have been compiled by the NFF and will be sent to CBN for the release of Two million dollars ($2m) [caption id="attachment_13633" align="alignnone" width="225"] NFF letter to EFCC that $540,540 was used for Staff outstanding[/caption] NFF had in 2015 in their retirement letter to Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) claimed the sum of $540,540:00 (Five hundred and forty thousand and five hundred and forty dollars) paid into FULL RANGE LTD UBA PLC, with the Account No: 3001673673, was used for the settlement of staff outstanding claims. The letter titled: RE: 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP PAYMENT TO NFF with Ref. No: NFF/GEN/256/VOLI/36 written on 15th July 2016 and signed by Deputy Secretary General, Emmanuel E. Ikpeme Ph.D. explained and contained comprehensively how 2014 World Cup Funds ($8.4m) were spent. The anti-graft agency we gathered will soon call on some of the staff to come and say what they know about the payment of the outstanding to staff. The reliable source also revealed that NFF in order to outsmart EFCC made the request to withdraw the $2million to settle some staff. It was alleged that NFF Head of Women Football, Ruth David will receive N25 million, while Head of competition, Bola Oyeyode, Abideen Fasasi (Account Dept), John Adelowo (Account Dept.), Ali Ahmed as well as Enebi Achor, were also captured to receive millions of naira. It was also alleged that the sum of $4million (four million dollars) 2018 World Cup funds have been withdrawn by NFF from CBN before five staff were invited by the anti-graft agency in February over the settlement of staff outstanding claims This move according to the source is for the senior and loyal NFF staff write that they received money for the settlement of staff outstanding claims in 2015.