BY JUDE OPARA, Abuja
Amb. Chris Giwa and his board members were Monday locked out of the boardroom of the Nigeria Football  Federation by the staff.

Sports Vanguard can report that most of the staff who had earlier reported to duty sneaked out of the office on sighting Giwa and his group who were at the secretariat to inaugurate some of the committees they created last week.

After trying unsuccessfully to gain entrance to the board room, Giwa decided to address the press in front of the Secretariat   before leaving the premises.

Giwa who is acting on the strength of a court ruling which nullified the election of the NFF president, Amaju Pinnick said that the current crisis rocking football in the country was not a personal fight between him and Pinnick but a way of strengthening the system.

The proprietor of Giwa FC of Jos also said he and his members were not hell-bent on occupying the seat saying they were ready for a fresh election.

“We are not holding on to our mandate of August 26. It is not a do or die for us. We have requested for reconciliation’’.