Some key stakeholders in Nigerian football are moving against plans by the Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to give a third term tenure of three years to incumbent General Secretary of the federation, Dr Mohammed Sanusi.
The proposal expected to be part of the agenda of the NFF General Assembly slated for October 4, 2024 in Asaba, Delta State, is already creating resentment amongst the stakeholders who are querying why give the Kebbi-born administrator another three years when by December, 2024 he would have served the federation for 11 years with no commensurate change in the running of the game in the country.
Dr Sanusi was first appointed by the Amaju Pinnick administration for four years. After completing that tenure, Pinnick gave him a second term not just of four years this time around, but was handed a cumulative special five-year special tenure extension. By December when the term will run out, he would have served 11 years in charge of Nigerian football. He has served almost two years under current President of the federation, Ibrahim Gusau.
According to one of the States FA Chairmen who spoke with THISDAY at the weekend but do not want his name in the print, the Ibrahim Gusau-led board of the NFF has started underground moves to push through the proposal to give Dr Sanusi a third term of three years when the General Assembly convenes in the Delta State capital. The General Assembly was earlier scheduled to hold yesterday, (September 26, 2024) before it was moved to October 4 in Asaba.
This is not good at all. Why will the board be making moves to extend Dr Sanusi’s tenure as General Secretary of the NFF after serving almost 11 years? What positive impact can you point at during his term at the Glass House in Abuja? I think he should just end this tenure in December and leave for us to have a breath of fresh air in the running of Nigerian football,” observed the stakeholder who confided in THISDAY that he has started to mobilize against the move.
Credit: THISDAY
