The Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung, on Monday spoke for the first time since the outbreak of the fresh crisis rocking the Nigeria Football Federation.
Dalung, who held series of meetings on Monday to find a solution to the fresh crisis, said those who have been accusing him of partisanship in the crisis are the actual beneficiaries.
The Minister made his position known on his Twitter handle.
He said the parties to the crisis, which has Chris Giwa and Amaju Pinnick at the centre, are the beneficiaries because they make allegations to escalate the situation.
He said it was unfortunate that rather than tackle the principal actors who have resorted to court actions, the world football governing body, FIFA, usually threatens to deal with the country.
In a series of tweets on his Twitter handle on Monday, Dalung said:
*All those accusing me now are the beneficiaries of NFF crisis because they make allegations to escalate the situation
*All happening today in NFF is the hypocrisy of FIFA statutes that encouraged indiscipline amongst its members while using ban monster nation
*All those shouting FIFA ban must know that govt did not intervene or went to court so FIFA should discipline its members and not Nigeria
*For Giwa who went to court then issued such announcement of dissolution while right of appeal lies to Amaju is unfortunate and bad enough
*Under my watch anarchy has no place all those hoping to take office must follow the rule of law anything to the contrary is not acceptable
*I will stand for anything that is in the interest of the nation but whatever that is not fair and just I will resist it with all vehemence
*I have said severally that all this fight in NFF is for personal interest and not football otherwise what is responsible for this shame
*If football matters had been taken to court by Giwa then he must allow it to run full course he has no right to dissolve or appoint now
*If Giwa went to court then he must know that the same court gave Amaju right of appeal he cannot now resort to self help justice.
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