The Nigeria Football Federation board elections, which were initially scheduled to take place on September 30, 2022, have been postponed indefinitely.
The suspension followed a Federal High Court ruling in Abuja barring the NFF or any other party from conducting the elections presided by Hon. Justice Inyang Ekwo.
Abuja court suspends Sept 30 NFF elections
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The plaintiffs, Harrison Jalla, Chief Rumson Victor Baribote and Austin Popo approached the court in mid-2021 after due process demanding an amendment to the NFF statutes 2010 for equal representation for all the five statutory bodies making up the Nigeria Football Federation in terms of voting rights and representation on the NFF Board, its Congress and Sub/Standing Committees.
The Court had earlier in the month of June 2022 hearing adjourned further proceedings in this matter to October 31st, 2022.
In between and in their usual characteristic manner of having no regard for the laws of the land the Defendants brazenly fixed election for 30th September 2022 this is in spite of an interlocutory application pending before the Court.
Hon. Justice Inyang Ekwo ordered the NFF September 30th Election be put on hold and that parties should maintain the status quo and adjourned further proceedings to 31st October 2022.
