One of the foremost stakeholders in Nigeria football, Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria (PFAN), has demanded for the statutory composition of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) within 90 days; or they would be compelled to seek redress in a competent court of law.
The association also requested for; amendment of extant NFF ‘Status 2010’, the composition of the executive committee of the NFF, the voting pattern and other relevant provisions of ‘NFF Statutes 2010’ in consonance with FIFA, CAF, NFF and the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended.
Mr Harrison Jalla, Chairman and facilitator of Project 2022 Task Force, a task force set up by PFAN, made the demands during a press conference in Warri, Delta State, last weekend.
Mr Jalla said, “In the light of the above: a 90 day mandatory notice, starting from today June 26 2021 is hereby given vide the relevant provision of article 27 sub 1 & 2 of the NFF status 2021.”
Jalla added “PFAN has the locus standi by extension and implication to seek for ways to correct flaws and impediments that has made football development stunted for too long”.
He lamented that Nigeria Footballers both past and present have been put in the most remot part of Football administration – consciously by the prevailing structure and system in Nigeria, and that is as ‘obvious as day light.’
He said the NFF can no longer be allowed to be administered by outsiders, while professional footballers – both past and present are being relegated to the background.
“Project 2022 task force is not on a wild goose chase. We, the task force have the mandate as members of PFAN to use every legal means in advocacy, statutory rights, moral grounds and legislation to convince all football stakeholders internal and external on the need for immediate action plan to right the obtusely flawed structure running for over seven decades and half to date,” he said.
PHOTO: From left, Comrade Austin Popo, Mr Harrison Jalla, Chairman/Facilitator, Task Force Project 2022, Edema Fuludu, Secretary, Task Force Project 2022, Chief Rumson Victor Baribote and Comrades Tajudeen Disu during the press conference in Warri. Weekend.