Amaju Pinnick emerges as new NFF President - beats Lorfa and Ogunjobi to it

The Delta football supremo has emerged as the new head of the Nigerian game after an election in Warri on Tuesday afternoon that saw him edge out Iorfa, Ogunjobi and others

Delta State Sports Association head Amaju Pinnick has emerged the president of the Nigeria Football Federation after an election held in Warri on Tuesday afternoon.

His emergence is expected to bring an end to the rigmarole in the country’s football sector that has earned the ire of Fifa over the last four months.

Pinnick led the field with 32 votes, far ahead of the other candidates as Dominic Iorfa polled eight ( votes and Taiwo Ogunjobi got four (4) votes.

Running on the campaign of reconciliation, Pinnick is expected to bring together the torn football house.

Seyi Akinwumi, lawyer and chairman of the Lagos State Football Association, emerged 1st Vice President while Musa Gusau Ibrahim emerged unopposed as the Chairman of Chairmen.

Chris Green also emerged unopposed as the South/South member of the NFF Board. - Goal

President of FIFA, world football’s governing, Sepp Blatter has endorsed the election of Amaju Pinnick as Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president. Pinnick, 43, who was the Delta State Sports Commission chairman and Delta FA boss before his election, was elected on Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at the NFF Congress in Warri, Delta State.

In a letter sent to the new NFF boss, Blatter said: ‘I would like to extend my sincere congratulations and best wishes of success on the occasion of your election as the new president of the Nigeria Football Federation’ ‘I wish you good luck, strength and every success for your new role and look forward to meeting you soon.’...

A former executive member of the Nigerian Football Federation who was a candidate in Tuesday’s election to elect a new president has accused Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State of bribing voters in favor of the victorious candidate.

Amaju Pinnick, the chairman of the Delta State Football Association and a blood brother of the Delta state first lady, Roli Uduaghan, emerged as the new chairman of the NFF.

Speaking to Sahara Sports, the losing candidate said he first became suspicious when Mr. Uduaghan insisted on hosting the elective congress in his state. He added that it became clear that there was foul play when most of the voters were taken to the Government House only to return after midnight. “One thing you should know about Tuesday’s elections is that, on the surface, it appeared free and fair, but I can categorically tell you that a lot happened behind the scenes,” said the source. He added: “The governor of Delta State aided what transpired so that his boy, Pinnick, would emerge as NFF president.”

The source said all the candidates and voters stayed in the same hotel, alleging that cars came to take most of the others to Government House. He claimed that the voters returned to the hotel well after midnight after collecting inducements of $20,000 each.

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