FULL REPORT: Aminu Maigari Is Impeached as NFF President

Aminu Maigari has been impeached by the board of the Nigeria football federation.

I reported this morning on what will be reviewed and appraised by the Executive Committee of the NFF but seems I missed one – The Impeachment process.

Eight out of the 13 Executive Committee members signed Aminu Maigari's impeachment papers. Five members wanted him to stay on.

Mike Okeke Umeh (Vice President of the NFF) is now the acting NFF President till a new Executive Committee of the NFF is constituted in August at its Elective Congress.

The board members who signed include: Effiong Johnson, Felix Anyansi-Agwu, Dilichukwu Onyedinma, Shehu Adamu, Mike Umeh, Deji Tinubu, Suleiman Muazu and Ahmed Kawu. 

Meanwhile, Kawu has denied signing the impeachment note, alleging that his signature was forged, as he didn’t sign the document.

He said:”I didn’t sign any document to impeach anybody. I saw my signature on the document but I didn’t sign anything,”

The official NFF statement is below:

"The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation met at the NFF Secretariat, Abuja on Thursday, 24th July, 2014 to review situation after the vacation of Court Injunction as well as the resultant lifting of suspension by FIFA, and resolved as follows:

1)      The Committee expressed deep and very sincere appreciation to President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR as a person, and the Federal Government as a body, for massive and continued support to the Nigeria Football Federation and the National Teams.

2)      After thorough and exhaustive deliberations on the uncalled-for secrecy surrounding all financial dealings of the Federation and failure to call meeting of the Executive Committee for the past eight (8) months, during which so many weighty decisions on Nigeria football had been taken by a small cabal within the Board, the Executive Committee passed a vote of no confidence on the NFF President, Alhaji Aminu Maigari.

3)      In view of the above, the Committee approved the immediate dismissal of Alhaji Aminu Maigari, from the NFF Executive Committee on grounds of financial misappropriation, misapplication and maladministration.

4)      The Committee resolved to mandate the 1st Vice President, Chief Mike Okeke Umeh as Acting President, to preside over the affairs of the Federation, pending the composition of the new NFF Executive Committee after the elections of Tuesday, 26th August, 2014.

5)      The Executive Committee commended world football –governing body, FIFA and the Confederation of African Football for its keen interest in the development of Nigeria football and pledged that the country will continue to abide by the dictates of FIFA and CAF Statutes and the FIFA –approved NFF Statutes.   

6)      Executive Committee thanked Nigerians from far and near for their patience and understanding during the crisis period and reiterated that concerted efforts are geared towards the development of football in Nigeria."