…NFF appeals
Nigeria is in danger of another FIFA ban after a
court ruled that elections that ushered in Delta
FA chairman Amaju Pinnick as president of the
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) last month
were illegal.
World football governing body FIFA have
warned that should anything hinder the newly-
elected NFF executive committee led by Pinnick
from operating, they will move for an
automatic ban for the country till the next
FIFA congress in May.
On Thursday, Justice Ambrose Allagoa of the
Federal High Court Jos ruled against the NFF
elections in Warri of September 30 as well as
the congress preceding it because they were
against his orders.
“I have set aside all the proceedings and
decisions of the Warri Extra Ordinary meeting
of the 20th September and the Elective
Congress of 30th September which were direct
contravention of the orders of this court as
granted on the 19th September,” said Justice
Allagoa.
“Nobody should foist on the court a complete
case of hopelessness so that the principles of
law and justice can be upheld. Its not enough
to say that the order of court was wrongly
made, no matter how unorthodox, its
subsisting orders, unless set aside, remains law
and must be respected.
“Defendants in this matter have not filed any
counter affidavits in this court to contest the
facts. There is no motion nor Memorandum of
Appearance. This is a court of Record. On this
note, the court has no option to protect the
integrity and sanctity of court. Court orders
are not tea party. Nobody is above the law.
Impunity must be stopped.”
Some persons on behalf of Chris Giwa, who
maintained he was elected NFF president on
August 26, took the matter to the court even
though FIFA statutes forbid football matters to
be deliberated in a civil court.
FIFA did not recognise the election of Giwa
and warned he and his supporters to vacate
the NFF office in Abuja.
In July, Nigeria was suspended briefly after
another Jos court sacked the NFF then led by
Aminu Maigari and the country’s sports
minister appointed a civil servant to run the
federation.
NFF appeals
The executive committee of Nigeria Football
Federation has filed for appeal against the
ruling of the Federal High Court, Jos Judicial
Division of Thursday, which annulled the NFF
elections of September 30.
The Judge had given the order annulling the
elections despite a preliminary objection filed
by the NFF challenging the jurisdiction of the
court to hear the case.
NFF 1st Vice President, Seyi Akinwunmi, said:
“We have been notified of the ruling of the
court, which was made in spite of our filing for
a preliminary objection concerning the
jurisdiction of the court.
“However, our lawyers have gone to work
immediately the order was made. We are
appealing the ruling and also filing for stay of
execution of the order.”
On Thursday, Justice Ambrose Allagoa of the
Federal High Court Jos ruled against the NFF
elections in Warri of September 30 as well as
the congress preceding it.
“I have set aside all the proceedings and
decisions of the Warri Extra Ordinary meeting
of the 20th September and the Elective
Congress of 30th September which were direct
contravention of the orders of this court as
granted on the 19th September,” said Justice
Allagoa.
“Nobody should foist on the court a complete
case of hopelessness so that the principles of
law and justice can be upheld. Its not enough
to say that the order of court was wrongly
made, no matter how unorthodox, its
subsisting orders, unless set aside, remains law
and must be respected.”


source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/10/court-sacks-pinnicks-nff/

our court have spoke fifa go to hell. but naija courts sha