Stakeholder Petitions FIFA Over Alleged Interference In NFF Electoral Process

A captious stakeholder successful Nigerian football, Prince Harrison Jalla, has petitioned FIFA, accusing the planetary shot governing assemblage of undue interference successful the electoral process of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

In a powerfully worded missive dated 23rd September 2025 and addressed to FIFA President Gianni Infantino done the General Secretary, Jalla alleged that FIFA’s engagement successful an upcoming NFF legislature scheduled for 25th to 27th September successful Ibadan, Oyo State, amounts to an effort to rubber-stamp a fraudulent and undemocratic process.

The petition referenced a announcement issued by the NFF’s General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, connected 14th September 2025, inviting stakeholders to the congress. Jalla described the legislature arsenic a “cosmetic amendment” to Nigeria’s shot electoral process, which helium claims sustains corruption and vote-buying portion empowering charlatans who look each 4 years arsenic leaders of the NFF.

According to Jalla, the NFF electoral process remains sub judice owed to ongoing disputes from the September 2022 elections, presently being contested successful Nigerian courts. He insisted that FIFA’s engagement astatine this signifier straight undermines the country’s judicial process.

“It is mind-boggling that, contempt respective complaints by Nigerian shot stakeholders regarding misappropriation, misapplication, and monolithic corruption associated with FIFA yearly grants and improvement funds, FIFA has deliberately shielded corruption successful Nigeria for the past 10 years,” Jalla wrote.

He further accused FIFA of overlooking years of fraudulent practices, monolithic vote-buying, and different electoral malpractices successful Nigerian shot portion intervening lone during NFF elections each 4 years.

Jalla warned that immoderate effort by FIFA officials to circumvent Nigeria’s judicial process would beryllium contemptuous of Nigerian instrumentality and could pull nonstop transgression contempt proceedings against the parties involved.

“All applicable accusation is attached for your urgent attention,” helium concluded.

The petition has stirred caller statement astir transparency, accountability, and the relation of FIFA successful home shot administration. As the Ibadan legislature approaches, each eyes volition beryllium connected FIFA’s effect and the result of the ongoing ineligible tussle implicit NFF elections.