NFF poll: Electoral committee reels out guidelines

In spite of the imbroglio in the country’s football, the factional Electoral Committee of the Nigeria Footfall Federation has set out the guidelines for the body’s elections.
The Chairman of the newly constituted Electoral Committee Sampson Ebomhe, stated that the exercise is in pursuant of. Articles 20(i), 21(i) and 23(a) of NFF Statutes, 2010.
Both gave the powers to the General Assembly, as the supreme legislative and governing organ of the NFF, to set up the committee for the conduct if the elections.
The General Assembly mandated and authorized the Electoral Committee to take all steps and do all such things between August 26, 2014 and September 4, 2014 as may be necessary and required for the conduct of the 2014 elections into the NFF Executive Committee.
The General Assembly deems as proper and valid as if in due compliance with all the applicable Articles of the NFF Statutes 2010, the Electoral Guidelines, the Electoral Code and all other ancillary regulations and Standing Orders of the General Assembly, all steps taken and all things done by the NFF Electoral Committee between August 26, 2014 and September 4, 2014 for the conduct of the 2014 elections into NFF Executive Committee.
Accordingly, Ebomhe said the NFF Electoral Committee in discharge of its mandate to ensure an elective process that is free, fair, transparent and open to all candidates, hereby, announces the following further guidelines for the conduct of the 2014 NFF Executive Committee elections: All qualified and interested candidates have the option of either downloading the requisite application forms from the Electoral Committee website, www.nffelect2014.comor, alternatively such candidates can physically obtain the forms at No. 9, Arusha Crescent, Wuse Zone 1, Abuja.
Forms are available to all candidates in the options set out in “1” above until Monday September 1, 2014.
However, the forms are available for download as from 12pm August 28, 2014.
Duly completed forms are to be returned to No. 9, Arusha Crescent, Wuse Zone I, Abuja before 6.30pm on Monday, September 1, 2014.
Candidates are advised to return their completed form with bank draft made to the order of NIGERIA FOOTBALL FEDERATION.
Cash payments are equally acceptable.
Candidates shall be issued with a receipt acknowledging payment.
All candidates who previously obtained their forms but were unable to submit are eligible to participate in the 2014 NFF Executive Committee Elections on September 4, 2014.
Such candidates are advised to submit their forms as advised in paragraphs 3 and 4 above.
The committee also said all other candidates who previously had been cleared to participate in the 2014 NFF Executive Committee Elections are eligible to participate in the elections on the basis of their previous clearance and will not require any further or fresh clearance.
It said it is important, however, that candidates that fall into this category communicate their willingness to participate in the elections either by letter to the NFF Electoral Committee at the addresses listed earlier in this Notice or by e-mail to info@nffelect2014.com.