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| Minister of Sports, Tammy Danagogo |
The Minister of Sports, Tammy Danagogo and Aminu Maigari,
immediate past Chairman of Nigeria Football Association (NFA) have been charged
with contempt of court by the Federal High Court, Jos.
Also charged with the offence are the Secretary General of
the association, Musa Amadu, and Plateau Football Association for itself and
all the football associations in the country, including the Federal Capital
Territory.
The contempt charge, which was signed by the Registrar of
court, Mr A. Bawa, was brought against the three persons following Tuesday’s
conduct of NFA board’s election in Warri, Delta, in defiance of an order of the
court stopping the exercise.
The notice of the charge was pasted on the main door of NFA
in Abuja on Friday evening.
Vice Chairman of the Chris Giwa-led NFA board, Obinna Ogba
and another member, Yahaya Adama, obtained the injunction from the high court
restraining the Maigari-led board from holding the Sept. 20, 2014 and Sept. 30,
2014 extraordinary congresses.
Both congresses held contrary to the court order and the
Chairman of Delta Sports Commission, Amaju Pinnick, was elected the new NFA
Chairman.
The court notice directed the defendants to ensure that they
appeared in court on Oct. 8, 2014 “and prove why they should not be committed
to prison.”
Part of the notice reads, “Take notice that the plaintiff
will on Oct. 8, 2014 at the hour of 9. O’clock apply to this Court for an Order
for your committal to prison.
“This is for disobeying the Order of this Court made on
Sept. 19, 2014, enjoining and restraining you jointly and severally from
convening or holding a general assembly or extraordinary general assembly.
“Also, for holding election into the board of the NFA
pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice filed in this
case.”
NAN reports that the Giwa-led board is challenging the
non-recognition of their election on Aug. 26, by majority of the football
associations’ chairmen in the country.
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