NFF Electoral Appeal Committee annuls Pinnick’s victory

The Electoral Appeals Committee, Nigeria Football
Federation (NFF) has nullified the September 30
polls that produced the Amaju Pinnick-led
executive, the, has nullified the same elections.
Addressing Journalists in Abuja on Thursday,
Chairman of the Electoral Appeals Committee,
NFF, Okey Ajunwa said other committee members
who “hastily” upheld the September polls are not
legal practitioners and were ignorant of the law.
“None of them is a lawyer, I am the lawyer and I
know the law, I have gathered the results of the
committee and I will read them out in accordance
to FIFA and CAF rules,” Mr. Ajunwa told journalist
today in Abuja.
He declared: “The Elections of Amaju Pinnick is
hereby nullified and he is been banned from
parading himself as the President of the Nigeria
Football Federation.”
Mr. Pinnick said his decision was based on the
fact that the Electoral Committee for the election
was illegally composed and that no FIFA observer
was on ground during the elections.
He also ruled that the election was marred by
violence and abuse.
Accordingly Ajunwa questioned why the poll was
held in Delta State, the home of Mr. Pinnick, and
said another contestant for the office, Shehu
Dikko, was wrongly disqualified on the elections
day.