Ibrahim Musa Gusau, the Chairman, Football Association Chairmen, has been elected President of the Nigerian Football Federation and he will take over from the incumbent, Amaju Pinnick.
In the first round, Gusau led with 21 votes while Barr. Seyi Akinwunmi trailed with 12 votes, next to Mallam Shehu Dikko with 6 votes and Peterside Idah alongside Alhaji Abba Abdullahi Yola with one vote each.
Dr. Christian Emeruwa and David-Buhari Doherty did not get a single vote in the exercise.
However, the electoral committee declared that Gusau did not get up to the required votes to emerge as President as he needed 22 votes.
Akinwunmi, Dikko and others stepped down but Idah insisted on finishing the race. Although he later changed his mind, the electoral college said it was too late and he had to finish the race.
In the rerun, Gusau polled 39 while Idah secured just one vote.
While declaring his intention to join the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) presidential race, Gusau, who is also a member of the CAF Organizing Committee and FA Chairman Zamfara State Football Association, said the move is to bring unity and also develop the local league.
He added that if elected NFF president, international footballers at all levels will be selected based on merit, adding that he will give attention to the discovery of more talents across the country.
Ibrahim Gusau explained that the NFF needs a better hand to take it to greater heights, adding that he is ready and willing to do so.
“The basis of football is about grassroots development. I have a robust plan to develop it and we will take it from there, then we will see how we are going to make our league competitive and to be among the best in Africa, if not the world.”
On the 10-year Football Development Masterplan approved by President Muhammadu Buhari, Gusau said if elected as the NFF president, the plan will be implemented step by step to achieve the desired objectives.
“We will see how we are going to implement the plan step by step as being said by the president for us to achieve our objectives and we will do our best in conjunction with other stakeholders to make sure that we implement it for the benefit of Nigerian football,” he added.
Breaking: Ibrahim Gusau elected NFF President
