The minister of youth and sports development, Sunday Dare, has said that the final decision on the recommendation for the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) congress and executive committee by the Ibrahim Galadima-led Presidential Committee on 10-Year Football Masterplan lies with the General Assembly of the NFF.
One of the key recommendations of the 10 Year Football Development Masterplan report submitted to President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja at the Presidential Villa is an expansion of the voting delegates at the NFF elective congress from 44 to 111 and a slight increase in the number of it’s executive committee members from 15 to 16, to accommodate a woman in line with FIFA’s thinking and new global practice.
Speaking to State House correspondents after the presentation of the report to President Buhari, Dare affirmed that only the NFF Congress can make the expansion a reality.
“Mr President has called for fairness and equitable representation of stakeholders in our football administration and the Masterplan report also recommended the expansion of the constituents for the NFF elective congress and Executive Committee to make it meet new realities and needs.
“The report called for the increase of the NFF elective congress voting delegates to 111 and the Executive Committee to 16.
“The NFF General Assembly will have to make final decision on this,” Dare said
