President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has joined the photo-sharing social platform, Instagram.
Mr Pinnick announced he had joined the platform in a statement on Thursday also shared on Twitter.
He said it was part of efforts to become more accessible to the public.
“…As part of my commitment to be more accessible, I have opened an Instagram account as well. Hopefully, that platform will be another avenue for direct communication, advice and well-meaning critique. My handle is @amajumelvinpinnick on Instagram,” he said in the statement.
The NFF boss then joked saying: “Try not to laugh too much at some of my pictures and videos. I would have been a terrible model if I had gone into it.”
Pinnick also said football activities will not resume in the country until the federation gets a green light from the government.
“As much as we all want football to resume, it is not as important as life and public health. So we will be having consultations with the health ministry and Fifa, and more importantly, waiting for the go ahead from the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development before any sort of football will be played,” he said.
“These are unprecedented times. From sponsors to federations and clubs; the future will be tough indeed. But I’m confident that we will all pull through this, as long as we listen to health advisories from our government. I’m in constant contact with our footballers and administrators and everybody is confident we all pull through these times.
“Again, I would like to thank every Nigerian for their patience and assure all of us that Nigerian football, my primary constituency, will weather this storm.”
He urged the public to observe personal hygiene, maintain social distancing and use face masks when going outside.
