Nigeria on Thursday escaped the wrath of FIFA as Justice Ambrose Allagoa of the Federal High court sitting in Jos, Plateau State on Thursday withdrew the suit filed against the Nigeria Football Federation by the Chris Giwa-led board.

FIFA had given Nigeria Thursday to put its football house in order or be banned, which may not be reviewed until the board meeting in May next year.

Messrs. Obinna Ogba and Yahaya Adamu of the Giwa-led faction had dragged the immediate past President of NFF, Alhaji Aminu Maigari and the NFF General Secretary, Musa Amadu, to court seeking for orders to restrain Maigari (first defendant), the NFF (second defendant) and the 36 Football associations (third defendants) from conducting another election after the faction claimed that their principal was the duly elected president of the association

The judge had fixed Thursday for the ruling on whether he has jurisdiction to hear the case following the preliminary objection raised by the NFF defence counsel, Mr. Damon Dashe, who questioned the eligibility of the court to entertain the matter.

Dashe had on Monday filed a counter affidavit to the originating summons, saying that the court lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the matter since the plaintiffs hearing was delayed because he was not properly served by the counsel for the plaintiff.

He had told the court that it was incumbent on it to hear the preliminary objection, which would guide it on the proper path to follow, adding that the prayers contained in the preliminary objection is for the court to strike it out “because the plaintiffs have submitted themselves to the NFF statutes.”

However at the sitting of the court on Thursday, the judge announced the dismissal of the suit following the withdrawal of the suit by the plaintiffs.

Allagoa said, “The suit is hereby dismissed as the plaintiffs have announced their intention to withdraw the case from the court.”

Counsel for the plaintiffs, Mr. Ardzard Habilla, who spoke to our correspondent after the ruling said his client had to withdraw the case in the interest of Nigerian football and the appeal of well-meaning Nigerians for an end to the crisis in the Glass House.

He said, “My client is well aware of the implication of another FIFA ban on Nigeria and has also listened to the appeals from well meaning Nigerians to withdraw the case from court.”

Source:http://www.punchng.com/news/nigeria-escapes-fifa-ban-as-court-dismisses-case-against-nff/

I thought they said National Theatre is in Lagos?

Btw, who knows whether the court also ruled that Nigeria has qualified for Morocco 2015 irrespective of the outcome of our remaining two matches?

Hmmmmmm

Good development. And Keshi is back too.
Now let's concentrate on qualifying for Afcon 2015.

eyin eeyan mi, aku orii ree ooo

Shit.... baddest news ever!!!

Please ban 9ja...

What's the importance wen we are even not going to collify for nations cup any ways

That's good news

I sincerely pity that Giwa of a guy. Na to give am small dollars. Him club go soon relegate.

WATCH OUT!

Where are we really heading to? God help NFF

Am willing to bet dat dis is nt d end....

Pple always fighting for dere pockets even if its right or wrong

Good step taken to withdraw the case else e for hard o.

BTW who are these good meaning Nigerians? I follow?

make dem ban these people abeg....i am even tired. Is it not better to be banned than failing to qualify for nations cup

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Good news. FIFA by now will respect Nigeria more.

na wa o. which kain police and thief game be dis.

Tomorrow now, una go blame Keshi for failure


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Provie:
I thought they said National Theatre is in Lagos?

Btw, who knows whether the court also ruled that Nigeria has qualified for Morocco 2015 irrespective of the outcome of our remaining two matches?

I laugh in Arabic.

so.keshi or amodu for eagles job.

9ja always facing threats of ban frm FIFA and succumbing to their demand every time to avoid ban.

That's a nice one...........

NFA and FIFA romancing themselves since 14bc.

FIFA mind yourself.

And NFA, abi na NFF should stop embarrassing us.

Them for ban us oooo

At least super eagles would have had an excuse for not qualifying for AFCON..



Now dey won't ban us and we still won't qualify!!

That's good ! At least that saves us from the huge embarrassment #fifaban

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Nigeria and fire brigade approach to all issues . No concrete stand , u get things any how . Just for the moment .

This government is just the best we deserve .

Mr president should continue till forever,if possible rule after life self . He has giving us at least 20 hours constant and stable electricity in all parts of the country (if only for this achievement self, he has done well, there is need for more shout of GEJ till 2019 by all and sundry), schools are doing fine , no strike ,the standard can compete not only in Africa but Europe and America , students are now trooping in from all over Africa to get standard education, the standard of living is too much oky , can't u see? people are not traveling out again . Go and see the arrival arena/terminal at the airport people are rushing down in millions to be partaker of the nations goodies and national cake. See our roads very smooth, most especially the roads in the east . See our security , u can move to anywhere anytime of the day without fear . Nite culture is now back to our country .unemployment is a thing of the past , we are thinking of how to start giving visa to Ghanaians and other African countries to come help us with our dirty and menial jobs in our factories. Water is everywhere , we are even missing pure water and bottle water. See how corruption has gone away in virtually in all sectors, see the faces of corrupt leaders in prison. Gone are the days we import our own exported crude oil. In fact ,u can see how much we get a liter compare to four years ago. See the diversification of our economy,no more dependency on our oil. Our hospitals are now receiving rich patients on like before when our leaders and big men get treatment and die in foreign hospitals. This man has done magic , he must be from another planet . Pls u can add to these numerous achievements of our president. MR PRESIDENT KEEP DOING IT! We want more of these . GEJ till 2019 .

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