Abuja — As the June 11 opening game of the 2010 World Cup draw near, the South African Embassy in Abuja was on Wednesday besieged by over 200 Nigerians who stormed the place for travelling visas to the FIFA big event.
Over 90 per cent of those on the queue are members of the 14 committees set up by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), among which are the 36 States' FA chairmen and their secretaries, former players and coaches, Youth Corp members, especially the female folks, journalists, as well as family members of the board and top management staff of the federation.
The embassy, which has been issuing visas without stress, we learnt, raised eyebrow, following the endless list of persons coming with covering note from the football body.
The embassy, it was gathered, consequently directed that all applicants must come in person, resulting in the huge turn out.
As at Wednesday, some of the state FA officers have been sleeping rough in Abuja for three days while trying to get a date with embassy officials.
Already, some anonymous text messages, apparently from aggrieved staff of the federation who were over looked in the World Cup bonanza, have been accusing their bosses of deliberately sidelining them, while at the same time using taxpayers' money to ferry their concubines to South Africa.
Details of the 14 committees set up by the NFF for the World Cup are:
1. Main Organising Committee.
Sani Lulu, Bolaji Ojo Oba, Suleiman Yusuf, Sule Ahmed, Abideen Fasansi, to be backed up by undeclared numbers of support staff.
2. Technical Committee: Taiwo Ogunjobi, Dominic Iorfa, Austel Elumelu, John Mastroudes, Bauchi FA chairman, Lagos FAS chairman, Abia FA chairman, Kano FA chairman.
3. Media Committee, Olu Amadasun, Emmanuel Ikpeme, DSG Technical Will act as secretary of this Committee. Others are Ndanusa Ocholi, Tunde Aderibigbe, Nassarawa FA, Umar Faruk Gombe, and Dahiru Sadi.
4.Medical Sub Committee: Peter Singabele, Ademola Olajire, Paul Amodu, Emma Aleadu, Umar Kontagora, Ekiti FA, Gombe FA. Emmanuel Zira.
5. Protocol Committee, Patrick Ekong, Sokoto FA, Ibrahim Abubakar, Emmanuel Ayanbunmi, Ogun FA, Imo FA, Borno FA, Niger FA, Sa'adat Ogunjobi - Secretary.
6.Security Committee: Taiwo Odebunmi, Teddy Isiadinso, Ahmed Maude NRA, A. Ogbadu, Adamawa FA, Bolaa Oyeyode, Christian Emeruwa.
7. Accommodation: Shehu Adamu, James Peter, Chidi Okenwa, Leye Adepoju, E. E. Johnson, FCT FA Secretary.
8. Transport: Bayelsa FA, M. Telle FCT FA, Kano FA, Anambra FA, Bayelsa FA Secretary.
9. Marketing: Obinna Ogba, Sanusi Mohammed, Delta FA, Benue FA, Yobe FA, Kebbi FA as secretary,
10. Finance: Aminu Maigari, Katsina FA, Plateau FA, Ondo FA, Edo FA, Kayode M. K, Osawaru Oyemwense.
11. Accreditation: Stephen Gyebgon, Kogi FA, Rivers FA, Osun FA, Jigawa FA, Barrister Okey Obi.
12 Observation/Study Group: Zamfara FA, Cross River FA, Taraba FA, Ebonyi FA, Musa Amadu.
13. Catering: Princess Bola Jegede, Taraba FA secretary, Victor O, Desmond (Ebonyi FA secretary), Abigail Idakwo,
14. Consultative: Haruna Garba, Linus Mba, J. Ogufere, Alex Akinyele, Austin Akosa, Festus Onigbinde, Tijani Yusuf, Amodu Shuaibu, Christian Chukwu, Garba Lawal Ike Shorunmu.
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I mean, whats the point.Some committees are not needed.All this on taxpayers money. I think it has come to a point where the fans should revolt. |
