A former President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Sani Abdullahi Lulu, has alleged that the present board of the federation, led by Alhaji Aminu Maigari, squandered the N2.8 billion his executive left behind.
Lulu said the N2.8 billion allegedly squandered in one year, was outside the N3.012 billion appropriated to the federation by the government.
In a letter to President Goodluck Jonathan, Lulu said: “It is very imperative for me to note at this stage that despite all the allegations against us, we left in our accounts a record total of N2.8b.
“Cash of N320m and $700,000 were in the NFF accounts in UBA and Afribank.
“FIFA’s sponsorship money of $5.5m was lodged in the LOC account in First Bank. $1m for FAP project and $400,000 for FIFA Goal Project was set aside in FIFA account in Zurich preparatory to its utilisation for the construction of NFF headquarters.”
Lulu said that other monies in the account included “total gross revenue of $8m allocated to the NFF for the participation of Nigeria in the World Cup” and “the amount was being credited by FIFA to NFF at the time of our impeachment was contrived.”
Lulu is standing trial alongside Amanze Uchegbulam, Taiwo Ogunjobi and Dr. Bolaji Ojo-Oba for alleged corruption.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is handling the case.