NFF President Maigari Impeached

Only days after resuming his office following FIFA intervention in Nigeria soccer activities, Aminu Maigari, the embattled President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has been impeached by the Board for “financial misappropriation, misapplication and maladministration.” Maigari had returned to his post after a court order restraining him from acting as NFF President was vacated to enable Nigeria escape a permanent FIFA ban.

  He was impeached today by a margin of eight votes to five among the 13-man Executive Committee as members reconvened to review Nigeria’s participation at the just-concluded World Cup in Brazil.

The Committee elevated the 1st Vice President, Chief Mike Okeke Umeh, to Acting President pending the composition of the new NFF Executive Committee in an election on August 26. Sensing trouble, in the course of the night, Maigari had made immense efforts to shift the Executive meeting, citing a ministerial directive. That claim was immediately dismissed by the Special Adviser to the Minister, Justice Joffa, and the ensuing meeting brought Maigari’s tumultuous reign at the helm of Nigerian football to an end.

A communique issued after the meeting  said, “After thorough and exhaustive deliberations on the uncalled-for secrecy surrounding all financial dealings of the Federation, and failure to call meeting of the Executive Committee for the past eight (8) months, during which so many weighty decisions on Nigeria football had been taken by a small cabal within the Board, the Executive Committee passed a vote of no confidence on the NFF President, Alhaji Aminu Maigari.”

The committee commended FIFA and the Confederation of African Football for their keen interest in the development of Nigeria football and pledged that the country will continue to abide by the dictates of FIFA and CAF Statutes and the FIFA–approved NFF Statutes.

According to the communique, the meeting was attended by Maigari; Chief Mike Umeh (Vice President); Chief Emeka Inyama (Member); Mrs Dilichukwu Onyedinma (Member); Alh. Ahmad Muazu Kawu (Member); Chief Effiong Johnson (Member); Barr. Christopher Green (Member); Hon. Shehu Adamu (Member); Alh. Muazu Suleyman (Member); Mr. Ayodeji Tinubu (Member); Alh. Yusuf Ahmed ‘Fresh’ (Member); Chief Felix Anyansi-Agwu (Member); Hon. Suleiman Yahaya-Kwande (Member); and Musa Amadu (Secretary).

Source: Sahara Reporters