As the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation and other stakeholders are trying to put the football house in order, the Electoral Committee may plunge Nigerian football into yet another crisis if the situation is not addressed urgently it has been said.
The Chairman of the Electoral Committee, Amoni Biambo, is being accused by stakeholders of having an agenda to exclude some people from participating in the upcoming elections into the NFF Executive Committee slated for August 26, 2014.
Biambo is said to be using an official of the NFF to technically exclude some aspirants from participating in the election by either not allowing them to pick the nomination form or using other means that could knock them out from the race.
It was gathered that while many could not get the nomination form, the same form that is being hidden was sold to the Chairman of Kogi Football Association, Adams Yahaya, on Thursday but without receipt.
Another aspirant, who pleaded anonymity, said he has also picked the nomination form but without receipt, wondering: “Is this not a technical way of pushing me out of the race?
“I am asking because the receipt is the only proof that I have the genuine form because I am aware there are some fake nomination forms out there.
“But when I asked for receipt, the officer that sold it, Banabas Joro, said it would be sorted out later.
“I think the Electoral Committee as it is presently constituted is biased and something must be done urgently.”
Those who have indicated interest in contesting the election but may have been denied buying forms include Abba Yola, Ganiyu Majekodunmi, Ishola Busari, Domnic Iorfa, Joe Anene, Lucky Gospel-Ewa and Ebel Ehige.
The aggrieved aspirants are alleging that the NFF General Secretary, Musa Amadu, and Biambo may be acting the script of Chris Giwa, the owner of Giwa FC, who is said to be eyeing the NFF presidency and dropping the name of the Minister of Sports, Dr. Tammy Danagogo, to manipulate the electoral body.
“The NFF Executive Committee must act urgently otherwise the crisis that will follow the elections will be unimaginable for our football because some of us will head to court and damn the consequence,” an aggrieved aspirant said.
The release of guidelines for elections by the NFF spokesperson, Ademola Olajire, on Thursday suggested that the sale of nomination forms may have been closed and many aspirants now stand denied their rights to contest.
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