The duo of Luke Olaiya and Olatunji Meshack, coaches
of Like-Minds FC have stated categorically the main reason they failed to
appear before the Disciplinary and Ethics of the FCT FA.
Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday,
Olaiya said appearing before the Committee will be an indirect endorsement of
illegality, that is devoid of any sense of nobility in line with NFF status
2010 as amended, which the FCT FA igloriously constituted.
“We ignored the notification by the Disciplinary and
Ethics Committee because the Committee is illegal. Large members of FCT FA
board had earlier written a petition to NFF where they challenged and
discredited the Committee,’ Olaiya told the media in Abuja.
“Therefore, going to stand before the Committee is an
indirect endorsement of their illegality. We are educated and we know the
implication of standing before illegal committee.
Speaking further, Olaiya delved into the NFF Statutes
2010 as amended to buttress their reasoning on the matter.
“It is clearly slated in the NFF Statutes 2010 as
amended, that any Executive Committee that must be formed or inuagurated,
Chairman and Vice Chairman must be part of the Committee, any Committee that
must be formed by the Chairman, whether at FCT or local government level, must
be rectified by the FCT FA board.
“But overnight, no rectification and we were called
less than 48hrs to appear before the Committee. Some of the members of the
illegal Committee have been suspended by the FCT FA.
“This is the main reason i tagged it a kangaroo
committee and cannot appear before such illegality,” Olaiya asserted.
In the same vein, his fellow colleague in the coaching
profession in Like-Minds FC Meshack said the club is very optimistic that NFF,
ruling football body in the country will treat the matter with the justice and
fairness that they deserve.
He maintained that Like- Minds FC as a law abiding
football entity stands firmly on NFF statutes 2010 as amended, while also
quoting articles 42.1 and 65 as the legal ground they stand upon in the matter.
“In the football settings, we have sent out our
petition to the NFF, and we strongly believe on the objectivity of the NFF as a
noble football body. We remain resolute until 5NFF come out with their
verdict,”
“The FCT FA Chairman, Abba Mouktar unilaterally
constituted the Discplinary and Ethics Committee. It is so shocking that the
Commitee was inaugurated without the approval and rectification of FCT FA
board.
“All the Committees were wrongly constituted because
in the Article 42.1 of NFF Statutes 2010 as amended clearly slated that the
Chairman and Deputy must be members of the Executive Committee.
“Also, Article 65 says the Chairman and Deputy must
have a legal background. So, bringing a person who is not in the legal
profession to held the Disciplinary Committee is an abression on NFF statutes
and render such Committees illegal and null.
The Disciplinary and Ethics as inuaguarated by FCT FA
Chairman Abba Mouktar is headed by Hashimu Adamu, a teacher by profession.
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