Drama In Nigeria Football Federation As Maigari Resumes Office But Umeh Still Insists ” I Am Acting President”

There was mild drama yesterday at the
secretariat of the Nigeria Football


Federation (NFF) as the impeached
president of the NFF,Alhaji Aminu
Maigari who was reinstated to his
position last Friday by the Minister and
Chairman of the National Sports
Commission (NSC),Dr. Tamuno
Danagogoresumed office…
Maigarihad arrived at the secretariat at
about 11.45 am in a long convoy of
vehicles made up mainly of security
operatives including the police and the
Department of State Security (DSS) and
also led by the general secretary of the
NFF, Barr.Musa Amadu.
Also on the entourage were the Lagos
and Kano State FA chairmen,Seyi
AkinwumiandSherif Rabiu-Inua.
They proceeded straight to the office of
the president whereMaigariexchanged
greetings with board members who
were already in the same office
including the first vice president,Chief
Mike Umeh.
Briefing the media immediately he took
his seat,Maigarisaid he resumed to
continue to contribute his quota in the
development of football in Nigeria
adding that he is ready to continue to
work with his estranged board members
as one united football family.
“As you witnessed, I went to each and
every one of my colleagues to greet and
shake hands with them because we are
friends, colleagues’ and working
together for the development of football
in Nigeria, we must all know it that
football is a team work. It is not just
what only one man can do. I also want
to use this opportunity to thank all
Nigerians for their deep interest in the
development of football in the country.”
But in a swift reaction,Chief Mike
Umehwho sat at another end of the
office with some of the members loyal
to him said he still remains the acting
president of the federation and
thatAminu Maigariremains impeached
and that nobody except the congress of
the NFF has the power to either
endorse or quash it.
“Yes Maigari came to me and we
exchanged greetings. It does not mean
that we are enemies we only want to
develop as institution, but we still stand
by the decision we have taken that he
has been impeached by a majority of
the board members pending the
confirmation of the congress and we
still stand on that, yes he can come after
all he is a Nigerian but a tree cannot
make a forest, I don’t know how he can
take any decision without the board
members, so let us see how he will
function.”