EFCC to arrest NFF chairman Amaju Pinnick over multi-million naira contract?

29th Jan. 2016

Trouble looms for the Nigeria Football Federation chairman Amaju Pinnick as the National Association of Sports Industry and Market have filed a petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), accusing him of awarding a N150 million contract to his own company.



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Timelineng.com reports that the petitioners revealed the Delta state born sports administrator allegedly awarded the contract of furnishing the new secretariat of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), the National Stadium Abuja, the Sunday Dankaro Football House, Package B, to Valerino Interiors at the cost of N150 million, using Obi Nwosu as a front.                                                

                                        
It was also disclosed that the NFF under the watchful eyes of Pinnick allegedly misappropriated the grant given to it by the world football governing body FIFA for the development of Women and Grassroots Sports in 2015, as well as the monies given to the federation when the Super Eagles qualified for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Led by Mohammed Abubakar and David Anore, the petitioners urge the anti-graft body to immediately arrest the NFF boss, and prompt him to make explanation on the massive fraud allegations.

Meanwhile, James Ibori, a former governor of Delta state has reacted to claims by the Abubakar Malami, minister of justice and attorney-general of the federation (AGF) that the federal government will soon recover £6.9million stolen funds frittered away by him.

Ibori, who is currently serving a jail sentence in the United Kingdom, debunked the report, saying he does not have any loot in any part of the world.

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