Ibrahim Gusau has been elected as the new president of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF.
Gusau emerged president at the 78th Annual General Assembly that took place in Benin, Edo State, on Friday.
He becomes the 40th president of the NFF, replacing Amaju Pinnick who recently completed his second term in office.
Only eight of the 11 aspirants were on the final ballot as Musa Amadu, Adam Mukhtar, and Suleiman Yahaya Kwande withdrew from the race.
In the first round of the election that had 11 aspirants on the ballot, Gusau polled 21 votes, Seyi Akinwumi had 12 votes and Shehu Dikko had six votes.
He would have been the outright winner of the election but he did not have the required 50 per cent +1 votes of the total 41 votes cast.
According to the NFF election rules, every candidate that had at least a vote could be a part of the runoff but Shehu Dikko, Seyi Akinwunmi and Abba Yola stepped down while Peterside Idah refused to step down.
After the runoff, Gusau polled 39 Votes to Idah’s one to emerge as the new NFF president.
Gusau who is the chairman of Zamfara State Football Association, was a member of the Pinnick-led NFF board when he held the position of chairman of club chairpersons.
Peterside Idah’s Post Election Speech
“Congratulations to Ibrahim Gusau. The truth is that I understand the politics. People make promises with hope. I came from outside to prove a point. I will be back next four years. The election cost me 15-20 million naira. We won’t stop until the Congress is expanded. When we expand the Congress it will be a level playing ground. The process today wasn’t bad. My life goes on. I have work to do at SuperSport. I am also a Pastor. I will be the NFF President. I will also be ready to offer my support to Gusau if he deems me worthy of such”.
Premium Times/Maxwell Oyekunle
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