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Pinnick’s AFCON Ouster: NFF Summoned Emergency Congress

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5 years ago

July 22, 2019

In a move to save face and possibly their jobs, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has called an emergency congress on the sidelines of the Aiteo Cup Final in Kaduna to pass a vote of confidence on president Amaju Pinnick and the other top officials accused of corruption.

The 2019 Aiteo Cup Final will be played on Sunday between Kano Pillars and Niger Tornadoes

According to one of the top NFF officials who doesn’t want his name to be mentioned said: “The NFF emergency congress will be staged to pass a vote of confidence on the Pinnick-led NFF board.”

“Passing a vote of confidence on Pinnick and his executives have been a routine, but this latest gimmick is for embattled Pinnick to consolidate from home after the recent events at CAF.

“He wants to immediately show CAF and the rest of the world that he has support from his home.”

Last week, Pinnick was disgraced at the Confederation of African Football (CAF) when he was booted out as 1^st Vice President and also sacked from all the standing committees of the continental body including the all-powerful AFCON Organising Committee, which he headed.

Observers said that his vaulting personal ambition to unseat CAF President Ahmad Ahmad meant he only spent 11 months as CAF No 2 man.

The Federal High Court in Abuja has also granted an order of arrest for Pinnick and four other top-ranking officials – Seyi Akinwunmi, Shehu Dikko, Ahmed Yusuf ‘Fresh’ and Mohammed Sanusi – after they failed to appear before it last month to face 17-count charge brought against them for corruption by the Federal Government.

The officials are now believed to have gone into hiding for fear of being arrested following their arrival in the country this past week after the AFCON in Egypt.

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Association condemns mob action against alleged LGBT group leader

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2 hours ago

April 16, 2024

The Gleamer

By Dorcas Jonah

The leader of Landlord Association in Bwari community, Malam Ahmed Audu, has condemned the attack on the home of an alleged Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual (LGBT) group leader, Daniel Soetan and Oluwafunmi Soetan alleged gay partner in Bwari.

Audu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Bwari, Abuja, that he was not in support of LGBT, adding that the mob action was also not the best.
He said that some irate mob attacked and set ablaze the home of the LGBT leader in Bwari, FCT.

Audu described their action as unacceptable and against the law, just as LGBT was also against the law.

According to Audu, the mob, who are members of the community, accused the alleged leader of leading an unholy group of homosexuals into their community.

”We gather that news has filtered into the community that he has been hiding in the community after fleeing from a gay party in Warri, Delta, in August 2023.

”Upon unveiling the identity of the accused, the irate mob resorted to taking laws into their hands to flush him out of the community.

”The mob accused him of corrupting the psyche of their children to believe there is nothing wrong with gay and lesbianism,” he said.

Audu said that Nigeria’s anti-gay law of 2014 signed by President Goodluck Jonathan, stipulates a 14-year prison term for anyone involved in same sex relationship or marriage.

He advised the youth to allow the law to take its course rather than take the laws into their hands.

”We all know that popular tradition, religion and law in Nigeria are against homosexual, the law does not equally support jungle justice,” he said.

Audu called on the government at all levels and community leaders to protect the children of the fleeing alleged LGBT leader and his partner.

He said that the association was working with community leaders in Bwari to ensure that the situation was under control, adding that they had reported to matter to the appropriate authority.

NAN

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