The Nigeria Football
Federation board headed
by Amaju Pinnick has
been sacked by a Plateau
state high court on
Thursday.
In granting the order, Justice Ambrose Allagoa
said the NFF election conducted in Warri were
direct flouting of the orders of the court granted
on September 19, 2014 which directed that the
NFF congress not to hold.
"I have set aside all the proceedings and
decisions of the Warri Extra Ordinary meeting of
the 20th September and the Elective Congress of
30th September which were direct contravention
of the orders of this court as granted on the 19th
September,’ said Justice Allagoa.
"Nobody should foist on the court a complete
case of hopelessness so that the principles of law
and justice can be upheld.
"It’s not enough to say that the order of court was
wrongly made, no matter how unorthodox, its
subsisting orders, unless set aside, remains law
and must be respected.
"Defendants in this matter have not filed any
counter affidavits in this court to contest the
facts. There is neither motion nor Memorandum
of Appearance. This is a court of Record. On this
note, the court has no option to protect the
integrity and sanctity of court. Court orders are
not tea party. Nobody is above the law. Impunity
must be stopped.
Justice Allagoa has fixed November 25, 2014 for
hearing of substantive matters in the case.
Meanwhile, the NFF has said that it would file for
a stay of execution of the judgment.
NFF 1st Vice President, Barr. Seyi Akinwunmi
said: “We have been notified of the ruling of the
court, which was made in spite of our filing for a
Preliminary Objection concerning the jurisdiction
of the court.
“However, our lawyers have gone to work
immediately the order was made. We are
appealing the ruling and also filing for Stay of
Execution of the order.” Well according to his CV I think Amaju is the way forward for Nigerian football.
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