Pinnick and a few others said to be members of his NFF executive were seen at the Council Chamber before the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, which held yesterday. After the Council, the Acting President and the Sports Minister met behind closed doors. Dalung, who left the Acting President’s office at 5.30 p.m., declined to speak with State House correspondents. Though the agenda of the meeting was not made public, the parley with the Acting President, it was learnt, may not be unconnected with the threat by FIFA to sanction Nigeria over the leadership crisis rocking the NFF and alleged government interference. Meanwhile, former Nigerian international, Henry Nwosu has pleaded with Chris Giwa to vacate the Glass House and allow the present NFF president, Pinnick to finish his tenure before making any move to take over the football house.

Source: The Guardian August 16, 2018 04:30 UTC