By Philips Adefioye

A lawyer, Belo Aidolojie has said that  the verdict by the Federal High Court presided over by Justice Donatus Okorowo has finally put the last nail on the coffin of the Nigeria Football Federation.

Aidolojie said it was very clear in the NFA Act 2004 that the only body that can administer the nation’s football was the Nigeria Football Association (NFA), noting that instead of appealing the court ruling, the Aminu Maigari board should retrace their steps and avoid being deceived  tio commit contempt of court.

“The Federal High Court presided over by Justice Donatus Okorowo has put the last nail on the NFF’s coffin by the provision of the Nigeria Football Association Act 2004 which is very clear that the only body that can administer football in this country is the Nigeria Football Association (NFA).

“ Instead of appealing and fighting against the winds, the Maigari-led board should immediately retrace their steps and be warned about being led into deceit by some lawyers. “Those who call themselves NFF have been held hostage by a group of lawyers who simply see money as the beginning and the end of their practice.

Conscience, truth , are nothing to them. These were the same set of lawyers who in the case between Maigari and 10 others and the Inspector General of Police(IGP) and Adeniji presided over by Baota falsely claimed that the legitimacy of the NFF was intact.

“A Court has finally pronounced and they are talking of appeal. Why are they not talking  about the  judgment they had in December 2011, why are they now rushing for an appeal? Why are they laying claims to that judgment of theirs some months back? Have they suddenly forgotten that they had a judgment?

“These same lawyers took them through  that route and now they  have easily forgotten that they had a judgment because truth has come out. When you tell one lie, as we were taught in law, you need nine other lies to cover up that lie. It is now too clear that the hands of the NFF and their lawyers are too small to carry the load they have given them selves.

“It is now clear as day light that the NFF is Illegal, it is not registered and it is not a creation of law. No matter how you want to twist it, FIFA is not a law making body for any country, FIFA is but a charitable organisation registered under the Swiss law, FIFA can not make laws for Nigeria”, Aidolojie said.