NFF sacks electoral, appeals committees dissolved

The Executive Committee of  the NFF yesterday night announced the dissolution of the electoral and appeals committees for the August 26, 2014 elections into the executive committee.
Assistant Director of the Communications of the NFF, Ademola Olajire confirmed this to Daily Sunsports in a telephone chat with a view to setting up a new one in the shortest possible time.

The decision was sequel to the meeting of the executive committee held in Abuja yesterday, following the myriad of complaints that had plagued the electoral process.
Acting 1st Vice President, Shehu Adamu said the electoral process had been unfortunately littered with avoidable flaws and deliberate disenfranchisement of eligible members of the Nigeria football family.
“Following from a statement by the acting president which was made public eight days ago, in which the NFF said it was worried by the hitches and complaints and widespread criticisms of the process, we have discovered that nothing improved and it was rather allowed to get worse.
“The Electoral Committee has failed to satisfy the yearnings of the football family for a fair play and credibility of the process. We are deeply disappointed at how people have been nonchalantly disenfranchised.
In the interest of fair play and based on our commitment to ensuring a credible election that will lift the name of our country, the NFF Executive Committee hereby proposes the dissolution of the Electoral and Electoral Appeals Committee to the congress which we are calling for Tuesday, 26th August, 2014.”
Adamu decried the lack of transparency in the entire process and assured that the NFF would consult with world football governing body, FIFA, and the General Assembly on a probable new date for the elections.
“As it is, we have to start the entire process afresh. In view of this, it will be impossible to hold the elections as earlier scheduled on Tuesday, 26th August, 2014. We will propose a new date for the General Assembly and consult with FIFA on this matter.
“As a result, the Electoral Committee and the Electoral Appeals Committee would have to step aside for now,” he said.
NFF acting President, Chief Mike Umeh, had on Tuesday last week decried the hitches and complaints, as well as widespread criticisms that had dogged the work of the electoral committee.