NFF ELECTION: Sultan denies alleged interest in elections

Opposite to rumours making the spherical, the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’advert Abubakar, has not endorsed any aspirant for the forthcoming elections of the Nigeria Soccer Federation,.

The Sultan of Sokoto reportedly gave his assist to one of many candidates working for elections to grow to be the following President of the NFF throughout a go to final week.

However authoritative sources from the Palace of the Sultan of Sokoto yesterday denied such spurious claims, including the Sultan of Sokoto has not and won’t endorse anyone within the forthcoming NFF elections.

As a coverage, the Sultan welcomes all Nigerians and foreigners alike and certainly all women and men of goodwill who come to pay house and search his blessings however doesn’t endorse candidates concerned in a political contest for workplace be it soccer or social circles,” the impeccable supply famous.

Ace broadcaster and the Kogunan Sokoto, Dr Danladi Bako, additionally responded on the difficulty on the weekend, including the Sultan is a father determine to all Nigerians therefore wouldn’t favour anyone so far as elections are concerned at any stage.

Bako mentioned: “The Sultan doesn’t become involved in elections of any type. Be it political, social or conventional workplace, neither does he have most well-liked nor favoured candidate. Folks do a whole lot of identify – dropping to mislead the general public.”

Because the NFF Presidential elections attracts nearer, desperation is setting as some contestants are hell bent to ignore the Federal Authorities directives that the NFF Congress ought to have the ultimate say.

It will likely be recalled that solely on the weekend the Ministry of Sports activities once more acknowledged that it was watching with eager curiosity the dearth of exercise within the NFF which doesn’t counsel any plan to stage an election in September 2022.