A sports journalist, Nnamdi Obanya, has urged the newly elected executive committee of the Nigerian Football Federation to replicate the success they achieved at state level on the big stage.
“What I hope is that this administration will face development”, as their states, Delta and Lagos have witnessed under their leadership, he said.
He also hoped that they ensure there are no post election delays such as requests for court injunctions and litigation.
Mr Obanya, who said these delays may hinder the new executives from performing at their best, added that some of the candidates are disgruntled after losing the election.
“The problem is that you cannot prevent anybody from taking any action; every single person can go to Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) and say they are not satisfied with the outcome of the election.
“But everybody who saw the process itself, knows it was very free and fair”, he said.
Amaju Pinnick was elected the new President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) after winning the general elections held in Warri, Delta State.
Pinnick, who is the Executive Chairman of the Delta State Sports Commission, won the election by 32 votes after it went into a re-run and will replace Aminu Maigari as the new President of the NFF for the next four years.
Two rounds of voting were needed to determine the clear winner of the election after Pinnick got 29 votes out of the 44 accredited delegates, but it was not enough to secure a two-third victory.
However, in the run-off between former General Secretary of the NFF, Taiwo Ogunjobi, Dominic Iorfa and Pinnick, it was the latter who got the votes again that saw him emerge triumphant.
This time, Pinnick got 32 votes while Iorfa got 8 and Ogunjobi got four votes.
While speaking, Obanya also expressed worry over rumours making the rounds that the plans are under way to sack Stephen Keshi as the manager of the Super Eagles and appoint Samson Siasia, adding that “we don’t know if this administration will be interested in dropping Keshi and bringing in Siasia.
