The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Electoral Committee on Wednesday released the list of candidates that have been cleared to contest election into the Executive Committee of the Federation.
Briefing sports correspondents in Abuja, the Chairman of the Electoral Committee, Amoni Biambo, said those cleared are the Proprietor of Giwa FC, Chris Giwa and Felix Obuah.
Three other candidates who collected forms for the presidency were not cleared.
They are NFF Acting President, Mike Umeh; a former Secretary General of the Nigeria Football Association, Taiwo Ogunjobi, and ex-international, Segun Odegbami.
Ousted President Aminu Maigari, also collected form but did not submit.
Biambo said 60 forms were printed but only 24 collected. Recalling the process that led to this stage, he said sale of nomination was extended from June 10 to August 4, while aspirants were screened between 5th and 12th of August, 2014.
Explaining why Umeh was not cleared, Biambo said he obtained form for the position of Vice President but returned it as a presidential candidate.
Former boss of the National Institute for Sports (NIS), Segun Odegbami, was not cleared because he did not attach receipt to the nomination form and no endorsement from his South West zone.
As for the former NFA Scribe, Taiwo Ogunjobi, the Electoral Committee noted he is still under ban from participating in football related activities hence, not eligible to contest.
Minister of Sports, Tamuno Danagogo, has however said that the government was opposed to the decision of the electoral committee to disqualify some candidates.
Mr. Danagogo, who is also the chairman of the National Sports Commission, NSC, stated this on Wednesday afternoon while addressing journalists in Abuja.
“We do not support any process that looks fraudulent, that produced one candidate. We want a situation where all stakeholders will contest and neat result will come out.
“For that reason, to us it is proper and it is acceptable to let the press know that we agree with the aggrieved persons in totality,” he said.
The full list of those cleared
· Ahmed Yusuf
· Giwa Christopher Musa
· Yahaya Adama
· Farouk Yarma Adamu
· Kachala Baba Gana Kalli
· Fema Mohammed Sani
· Inuwa Sharif rabiu
· Suleyman Muazu
· Shehu Adamu
· Babangida Tukur
· Ogbokwe Ikechukwu
· Obinna Ogba
· Felix Anyansi
· Emeka Inyama
· Atuake Oswald Agaba
· Johnson Etim Effiong
· Obuah Felix Amaechi
· Sunday Dele Ajayi
· Majekodunmi Adesina
· Akinwumi Abiodun Oluseyi
· Tinubu Ayodeji
