“FIFA does not want its name to be dragged in the mud and when they were informed about the corruption in the NFA, they gave government officials the go ahead to probe the NFA and that is what the government is doing”

Chairman of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) Technical Committee, Taiwo Ogunjobi yesterday said that the body was not in anyway resisting government’s order to withdraw all national teams from the international football scene for the next two years. He also said that they were ready to resign their membership of the body.

On state of the nation, the Fresh Democratic Party aspirant said, “Since the PDP led Government rigged itself into power in 2004, we had expected that its much advertised 7-point Agenda would provide solutions to the nation’s multifarious problems. Instead, the socio-economic and political situation has gone from bad to worse in every sector of our national life since the subversion of the popular will in the flawed elections of 2004. We could see for ourselves that the portend are indeed, frightening.”

In the beginningTHE political crisis which has engulfed Abia state following the strained relationship between Governor Theodore Orji and his political mentor and former governor of the state for eight years, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu, will no doubt affect the governance of the state either positively or negatively.

The presidency appears to be resolute on its decision to withdraw the Super Eagles from all FIFA organised competitions despite a 48-hour ultimatum given the country by the world football governing body to rescind the decision.