Court Adjourns NFF Case Till Thursday.

Justice Ambrose Allagoa
of the Federal High Court
sitting in Jos has
adjourned to Thursday
30th October to rule in the
case of preliminary objection filed by the counsel
to the Nigeria Football Federation, Damon
Dashen.
The court had ruled on the 23 October nullifying
the Warri General Assembly and the subsequent
elective congress that brought in the current NFF
board led by Amaju Pinnick as president.
Counsel to NFF had on Monday filed a
preliminary objection challenging the jurisdiction
of the court to hear the matter in the first
instance.
The counsel to NFF during Wednesday’s hearing
argued that if the appellants had rode on the NFF
status which provides for its matter not to be
brought before any civil court, then the court
should not entertain the matter.
Habila Arzard, counsel to Yahaya Adama and
Obinna Ogba, both members of the Chris Giwa
faction, however argued that any status or law
which seeks to oust the jurisdiction of the court
or deny any citizen access to justice is in direct
contravention of the constitution of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria.
Fifa has given Nigeria up till noon on Friday 31
October to withdraw the case or face a lengthy
ban.