The Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has revealed who can replace the outgoing president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick.
Ayodele also revealed that the right person to replace Pinnick is a ‘Northerner’ as he foresees a better outing for the Nigeria Football Federation if a northerner heads it.
In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele described Pinnick as a good administrator who has done well and laid down a good precedent that will outlive him even after his tenure expires.
He said, ‘’The outgoing president of the Nigeria football federation, Amaju Pinnick, has done well and laid down a good precedent, he is a good administrator and has done greatly by stepping aside and sacrificing his third term ambition to support the right candidate for the job. This act of his will definitely outlives him even after the expiration of his tenure as the federation’s president.’’
‘’The right person for the job of the NFF president is a northerner, the northerners will make Nigerian football better than it is at the moment. Football is one of the things that keep Nigeria united and for the sake of Nigeria’s unity, A northerner should succeed Amaju Pinnick. I urge him to support a northerner to become the next NFF president.’’
