.Orders federation to stop all election activities
.Seeks legal
advise from Attorney-General over Giwa/NFF Supreme Court verdict
By our reporter
The Minister
of Youth and Sports Barrister Solomon Dalung has said that a call for purchase of forms and setting up of an electoral committee for the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) next executive board at this time was a distraction to the team's preparation, Sportinglens.blogspot.com reports.
The minister made the remark in Port Harcourt after the Super Eagles were
held to a 1-1 draw by visiting Simba of
DR Congo in a farewell/ friendly game at the Adokiye Amesiemeka stadium.
The Minister
noted that the Federal government has invested so much towards qualifying and
achieving a respectable World Cup result, urging the NFF to shelve all plans for elections into the next board and concentrate on the forth coming FIFA World Cup in Russia.
"The
NFF should put everything concerning elections and electoral committees on hold
and concentrate on the World Cup preparation which is more important to the passion
of the country.
"The
country has invested so much right from the campaign for a ticket till date so
we cannot afford any distractions in the name of elections.
"The
World Cup and elections cannot be pursued concurrently therefore all issues on
the next elections into the NFF board should be suspended pending the outcome
of legal advice from the Attorney- General on the decision of the Supreme Court
on the current crises in the Federation."
Barrister
Dalung called the attention of the Federation to the Supreme Court's verdict
and warned that calling for elections without legal advice from the
Attorney-General will further generate confusion and distraction.
He advised
that all efforts should be tailored towards mobilizing support for the team to
the World Cup which is the most important and paramount thing to do at this
time.
The Super
Eagles kick off their World Cup campaign against Croatia on June 16, 2018 in
Kaliningrad.
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