Lagos FA Elections Hold, ’Morrow

Lagos State Football Association (LSFA) electoral committee on Friday says it has completed screening of candidates for its elections scheduled to hold tomorrow.
Segun Babtunde, Chairman, LSFA Electoral Committee, made this known on Friday at the Sport Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Secretariat, Lagos.
Babatunde said that 13 candidates obtained forms between January 10 and January 15, expressing their willingness to contest in the elections.
“Out of the 13 contestants that bought the forms, only 12 candidates submitted their applications before the Jan. 21 deadline,” he said.
Babatunde said that the 12 contestants were further narrowed down to 11 because one of the candidates failed to meet the requirement of article 4 as stipulated in the electoral guidelines.
He said that the election would be close ballot for the 11 eligible candidates whether they were present or not.
According to the electoral committee, Seyi Akinwunmi and Lameed Gafar are contesting for the chairmanship position while Tade Azeez is the only candidate for the post of vice chairman.
He said that Dotun Coker, Oyekan Ifalade, Mojeed Adegbindin, Moses Adebanjo, Wale Joseph, Kemi Popoola, Raliat Abdulsalam and Yemisi Cole were all seeking board membership positions.
“I am glad to say that the LSFA electoral committee is saddled with the responsibility of organising and conducting a free and fair election which we promise to deliver.
“We followed the rules to the letter during the screening in accordance with the guidelines for the elections,” the chairman said.
Babatunde also said that 13 delegates participating in the elections were representatives of different divisional football associations (DFA) and their affiliates.