NFF Election: Aspirants accuse electoral chair of bias, threaten showdown

As the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation,NFF and others stakeholders are trying to put the House in order, the Electoral Committee may plunge Nigerian football into yet another crisis if the situation is not addressed urgently.
The chairman of the Electoral Committee, Amoni Bambo, is being accused by stakeholders of having an agenda to exclude some people from participating in the upcoming elections into the NFF Executive Committee slated for Tuesday, 26th August, 2014.
Bambo, is said to be using an official of the NFF to technically exclude some aspirants from participating in the elections by either not allowing them to pick nomination form or using other means that could knock them out from the race.
It was gathered that while many could not get the nomination form, the same form that is being hidden was sold to the Chairman of of a state FA (names withheld) on Thursday but without receipt.
Another aspirant who pleaded anonymity, said he has also picked the nomination form but without receipt, wondering “Is this not a technical way of pushing me out of the race?
“I am asking because the receipt is the only proof that I have the genuine form because I am aware there are some fake nomination forms out there.
“But when I asked for receipt, the officer that sold it, Banabas Joro, said it would be sorted out later.
“I think the Electoral Committee as it is presently constituted is biased and something must be done urgently”.
Those who have indicated interest in contesting the elections but may have been denied buying forms are Abba Yola , Ganiyu Majekodunmi , Ishola Busari, Domnic Iorfa, Joe Anene, Lucky Gospel-Ewa, Ebel Ehige amongst many others.
The aggrieved aspirants are alleging that the NFF General Secretary, Musa Amadu, Electoral Committee Chairman, Bambo, may be acting the script of Chris Giwa, owner of Giwa FC who is said to be eyeing the NFF Presidency and dropping the Minister of Sports’ name to manipulate the Electoral body.
“The NFF Executive Committee must act urgently otherwise the crisis that will follow the elections will be unimaginable for our football because some of us will head to court and damn the consequence,” an aggrieved aspirant said.
The release of guidelines for elections by the NFF spokesperson, Ademola Olajire, on Thursday, suggests that the sale of nomination forms may have been closed and many aspirants now stand denied rights to contest.