The northern caucus has said that the second tenure of the incumbent President of the Nigerian Football Federation,NFF, Amaju Pinnick
has another southern president not feasible in the forthcoming September 30 election.
The group through a source said this in the quest to install a northerner as the next NFF president yesterday, that all the candidates from the south should forget their ambition. The Guardian said
“Pinnick’s second tenure is for candidates from the south. It is the turn of the north to produce the NFF president and we will get it,” the source told The Guardian yesterday.
The declaration by the northern caucus may have been targeted at candidates like the Lagos FA boss, Seyi Akinwunmi, Christian Emeruwa (Abia State), Peterside Idah (Rivers State), Benedict Akwuegbu (Imo State), Fan Ndubuoke (Imo State), Amanze Uchegbulam (Imo State) and Jonathan Akpoborie (Delta State).
The Northern caucus is said to be working underground to have a consensus candidate from the zone.
“We will resist any attempt by any candidate from the south to replace Pinnick in the coming election. We are also working on the possibility of presenting the most qualified person to take over Nigerian football,” the source said.