Stop Destroying Supporters Club, BOT warns Pinnick …Ratifies Election of New Exco

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By; Ayo Ojedokun, Lagos.
Board of Trustees of Nigeria Football Supporters Club has accused the President of Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick of being behind the leadership crisis facing the club, warning him to desist from using his position to cause problems in the club.
In a world press conference it organised in the national headquarters of the club, the BOT members noted that Pinnick encouraged the former acting national chairman, Vincent Okumagba and some expelled members of the club to organise a parallel election in Abuja on December 10 even when they were aware that an election was going on in Lagos as well as encouraging him to be parading himself as a factional national chairman of the club even as it warned members of the public not to deal with the same Okumagba or members of his group because they are imposters.
Chairman of the BOT and President General of the Club, Dr. Rafiu Ladipo noted that the NFF in trying to resolve the crisis, set up a reconciliation committee which appealed to the club to lift the expulsion placed on the erstwhile acting national chairman for anti-party activities and then set up an electoral committee for the club to hold its election on December 10 but was surprised that the same NFF encouraged Okumagba to organise another election in Abuja
“We want Nigerians to note that it is Pinnick that is causing our problem by encouraging some dissidents led by Okumagba to organise an illegal election in Abuja even when he was aware that we organised our election in Lagos which was monitored by eminent Nigerians including former Director General of Nigeria Sports Commission. Dr.Amos Adamu, Former scribes of the football house,Taiwo Ogunjobi and Bolaji Ojo-Oba, former NFF President, Aminu Maigairi and others.
“If Pinnick does not want to support the club like previous NFF Presidents,he should steer clear of the club and not involve in clandestine activities to destroy what we have laboured over the years to build”,he stated.
He advised Pinnick who was described the election of factional President of NFF, Chris Giwa as illegal to stop supporting illegality.
President of the Elders Forum,Elder,Isaac Ukpebor, noted that Okumagba has never been the national chairman of the club and will never be because of his antecedents, stressing that he cannot be trusted.
Newly elected National Chairman of the club Rev. Samuel Ikpea, noted that Okumagba stopped being acting chairman immediately his exco was dissolved and an electoral committee inaugurated noting that he never collected form to contest election and wondered who voted for him in the Abuja kangaroo election.
Meanwhile, the BOT has ratified the newly elected executive of the club under the leadership of Rev Samuel Ikpea describing them as the only recognised leadership of the club.

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