Court orders recognition of Giwa as NFF President, re-lists case

Giwa                                                                               Pinnick

A Federal High Court sitting in Jos, on Friday ordered the recognition of Chris Giwa as the President of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF).

Justice Musa Kurya who gave the order, also barred anybody from interfering with the duties and functions of the NFF board under the leadership of Chris Giwa. Kurya also granted Giwa's motion seeking the re-listing of his case against the Amaju Pinnick-led NFF.

It would be recalled that Adama Yahaya and Obinna Ogba had approached the court to re-list the matter which they had earlier withdrawn, after intervention by former President Goodluck Jonathan.

The Federal High Court had in a ruling on Oct. 23 2014, nullified the Warri General Assembly and the subsequent elective congress that brought in the current NFF board, led by Amaju Pinnick as NFF President.

Faced with a threat of FIFA ban, the then President Jonathan, intervened which led to the matter being withdrawn by the Chris Giwa-led faction of the NFF.

At the last sitting on March 10, 2016, counsel to the plaintiffs, Habila Arzard, said that his clients decided to re-list the matter since most of the issues surrounding the leadership of the NFF remained unresolved.

Culled from The Authority