Maigari, Amadu and minister charged for courtcontempt

The Minister of Sports, Tammy Danagogo, and
Aminu Maigari, immediate past Chairman of Nigeria
Football Federation (NFF,) 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 NFF board’s election in
Warri, Delta, in defiance of an order of the court stopping
the exercise.
Notice of the charge was pasted on the main door of NFF
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 NFF 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.