Chris Giwa, the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) board Chairman said on Monday that the election that brought him into office on Aug. 26 in Abuja was “irreversible.”
Giwa’s statement came on the heels of another planned board election being by the Aminu Miagari-led NFA for Sept. 4 in Abuja.
Giwa, who spoke to newsmen at the NFA secretariat, said the planned election should be regarded as rumour.
“No, no, no there will never be an election on Sept. 4 because we will not and I repeat we will not allow anybody to mess up with the NFA, CAF and FIFA statutes, no matter who the person thinks he is.
“Where is it on earth that in less than one week you tell me you can organise an election where we have a statute giving us a mandatory period of time.
“A congress sat on Nov. 28, 2013 and agreed that election will hold on Aug. 26 and somebody will wake up because he has lost out to tell us he wants to conduct election; no, it will not happen’’, Giwa said.
On whether he doubted the letter which FIFA sent warning of impending ban, he said he had no reason to doubt the letter.
He assured the public that FIFA will not ban the country as they have replied FIFA on the latest development.
“I am confident that Nigeria Football Association (NFA) will not be sanctioned because I know FIFA as an organisation that is not biased, an organisation that will listen to everybody and the right decision will be taken.
“I am confident that this is the last hurdle and by the grace of God’’, he added.
He also said the referees’ strike which affected the Premier league matches this weekend would be sorted out this week.
Giwa further said that Musa Amadu, the NFA’s Secretary-General had abandoned his position to Bola Oyeyede, NFA Head of International Competition department
