House of
Representatives lawmakers on Tuesday tasked the Committee on Sports to invite
Solomon Dalung, the Minister of Youths and Sports and management of the
Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) with a view to amicably resolving the
lingering crisis rocking the football house.
The
resolution followed a motion under matters of urgent public importance
sponsored by Prestigious Ossy wherein he recalled that trouble started when a
Federal High Court sitting in Jos, the Plateau State capital, recently
nullified the election of Amaju Pinnick and declared Chris Giwa as the winner
of the said election.
The lawmaker
in his argument said: “Since the declaration of Chris Giwa the winner of the
September 30, 2014 election and the invalidation of the substantive President
of the Nigerian Football Federation by the court, the in-fighting has
escalated.”
“It took the
timely Intervention of officers and men of the Nigerian Police to prevent a
total breakdown of law and order at the headquarters of the NFF on July 12,
2015,” Ossy told the House.
Hon. Ossy
lamented that the crisis in the NFF would affect the chances of qualifying for
the next FIFA world cup and its performances at the coming Olympic games in
Brazil.
Ossy said he
has it on good authority that Gianni Infantino, the FIFA President, would soon
visit the country and it would not be good if he visits the football at a time
of crisis.
The motion was adopted and passed by presiding
Speaker Yakubu Dogara having put to a voice vote via a question.
The
Committee is to report back to the House within two weeks for further
legislative input.
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