NFF INSISTS ON MAIGARI RESIGNATION

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has insisted that Aminu Maigari has since resigned as President of the federation.

Acting President of NFF, Mike Umeh

On Thursday, world football governing body, Fifa seeming directed that Maigari who was impeached in July be reinstated to preside over the NFF congress on August 26.

A letter signed by Fifa’s deputy secretary general, Markus Kattner clearly stated that the embattled football chief, Maigari must be present during the NFF congress.

Acting President of the NFF, Mike Umeh has now declared that Kattner’s letter on behalf of Fifa does not restore Maigari to his position.

The football chief said he was taken aback by reports in some sections of the media on Thursday and pleaded that Kattner’s letter on behalf of the world governing body should not be “misinterpreted”.

“I want to use this opportunity to urge the media to refrain from misinterpreting the letter from FIFA. As a body, the Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation has gone through the letter and noted the contents,” he said.

Umeh also claimed that Fifa is aware that Maigari has since ”resigned” his position as NFF President.

“We have noted, among others, the section in which FIFA talked about restoring the electoral committee and the electoral appeals committee, and the advice that we allow Alhaji Aminu Maigari to preside over the coming elective Congress of 26th August, 2014.

“We will sit down and deliberate on everything and will come out with our position. FIFA officials are themselves aware that Alhaji Maigari has resigned his position and it will be up to the discretion of the Executive Committee to now invite him to the elective Congress. An elective Congress is never really presided over by anyone.

“For the avoidance of doubt, Alhaji Maigari tendered his resignation letter on 12th August, 2014,” he said.

Umeh insisted that the NFF Executive Committee has abided by the provisions of the NFF Statutes, as approved by FIFA, in all its actions in the past few weeks.




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