The outgoing President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick said he has no candidate in the upcoming elections of the federation.
According to Daily Trust, Pinnick disclosed this yesterday when he played host to some of the frontline candidates in his Lagos home.
Those who visited the NFF boss include; the current NFF 1st Vice President, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi; current 2nd Vice President/LMC Chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko and; current Chairman of Chairmen, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau.
Pinnick who also sits on the Confederation of African Football Executive Committee charged the candidates to seek votes most decently and respectably, and not invoke the spirit of do-or-die ahead of the NFF Elective General Assembly scheduled for Benin City on 30th September.
“I have called this meeting to assure you all that I do not have a candidate in this race. Each and every one of you is my candidate because we worked and walked together in the past eight years, seeking the best for Nigerian Football. I believe that you are all aiming for the position in order to be able to consolidate on the little gains that we were able to make and preserve or even surpass our legacies.
“I urge you all to go about the campaigns with utmost decency, avoid any form of acerbic outpourings and remember that we all belong to the same family that worked for the best interests of Nigeria Football for the past eight years. I wish each and every one of you the very best with the voting college.”
“The desire to serve should never be a do-or-die affair. We remain one indivisible family committed to the growth of Nigeria Football. I will still be there to provide support and encouragement to whoever wins. As a Member of FIFA and CAF’s highest bodies, I am still a principal stakeholder in Nigeria Football. Our football deserves the best candidate with the best programmes that will take the game to higher heights.”
Other interested individuals have until midnight on Thursday, 8th September 2022 to pick up their forms.
