August 16, (THEWILL) – Amaju Melvin Pinnick, the president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has once more declared that he will not seek for re-election to a third term in office.
Pinnick, who claimed to have had calls from numerous sources pleading with him to continue in office, has publicly indicated for the umpteenth time that he would bow out at the expiration of his time and that he was ready to work with the future president of the Federation.
He said: “I am an Itsekiri man and we are noble with our words and I have said no and I still stand by it. That’s the truth. I don’t want to go to a terrain where there is bitterness, hatred, animosity, and envy for no reason other than it is Amaju Pinnick. Third term, no, no.
“I am fine and am telling you that as there are so many Nigerians that are capable to run Nigerian football. I will assist and work with whoever emerges as the new Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president and that’s my promise. I’ll intervene but never interfere.”
The NFF has been led by Pinnick since 2014 and he is the first president to serve in that capacity for two terms. But, on September 20, his second term will come to an end. Pinnick had previously declared he would not run for a third term, and despite news to suggest otherwise, he insists he is determined to leave by September.
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