Electoral C’ttee Pledges Best

Chairman of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), 2026 Electoral Committee, Barrister Matthew Burkaa, has pledged that his committee will conduct an election that will be a reference for future polls in both the football sphere and the wider political space.

The NFF on Thursday inaugurated its Electoral Committee and Electoral Appeals Committee, which are saddled with the conduct, and adjudication on complaints, petitions and appeals, of the elections into the NFF Executive Committee for the period 2026-2030.

President of NFF, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, inaugurated the committees at the NFF Secretariat in Abuja, during which he charged them to discharge their duties creditably and with no fear or favour for any of the candidates.

Responding on behalf of the two committees, Barr. Burkaa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) said the committees will conduct the best-ever NFF election.

“On behalf of all the members, I assure the NFF, football-loving Nigerians and the world at large that we are going to conduct a free, fair, credible and acceptable election.

“We are aware of the attention of the entire world, FIFA, CAF and the Nigeria Football family on the task we have been saddled with.

“There is nothing to fear. We will work assiduously towards this election being the best-ever in the history of the Nigeria Football Federation,” he said.

Meanwhile, before inaugurating the committees, Gusau announced that Barr. Matthew Burkaa (SAN) alongside Alhaji Babagoni Grema, Alhaji Bature Musa, Ayibaye Peter Great Temedie, Esq and Hon. (Dr) Akogun Olugbenga Omole will serve in the Electoral Committee, with Arinze Azubuike Anughele, Esq and Abayomi Akin Omoyimi, Esq as alternate members.

Hon. Justice C. J. Aneke, Barr. Benjamin Sati and Professor Abdulmalik Awwal will make up the Electoral Appeals Committee, with FIFA Emmanuel Dada Obafemi and Ayi Ekpo Ukpayam as alternates.

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