FIFA’s Letter Does Not Restore Maigari To Office Says Mike Umeh

Acting President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Chief Mike Umeh has cleared the airways has he called on sections of the Nigeria media to stop misinterpreting a letter from the world football –governing body, FIFA, which was received on Thursday.

Umeh disclosed in a letter made available to olawale.blogspot.com last night urging the Nigeria press to do away with any form of misinterpretation of the letter sent to the NFF from FIFA, stating that the letter does not in any way restore Maigari to office owing to the fact that Maigari has long tendered his resignation letter before the arrival of FIFA letter,  and they FIFA are aware of his resignation.

“I want to use this opportunity to urge the media to refrain from misinterpreting the letter from FIFA. As a body, the Executive Committee of Nigerian Football Federation has gone through the letter and noted the contents" Umeh declared.

“We have noted, among others, the section in which FIFA talked about restoring the electoral committee and the electoral appeals committee, and the advice that we allow Alhaji Aminu Maigari to preside over the coming elective Congress of 26th August, 2014.

“We will sit down and deliberate on everything and will come out with our position. FIFA officials are themselves aware that Alhaji Maigari has resigned his position and it will be the discretion of the Executive Committee to now invite him to the elective Congress.

“For the avoidance of doubt, Alhaji Maigari tendered his resignation letter on 12th August, 2014,” he clarified.