…PFAN Ready To Withdraw Lawsuit

Ahead of the September 2022 Nigeria Footbal Federation, NFF election, the Professional Football Players Association of Nigeria, PFAN have disclosed its readiness to withdraw a lawsuit instituted against the NFF in Bayelsa State
The PFAN through Bayelsa State Federal High Court in case number FC/YNG/CS/133/2021 got an Exparte Order barring the NFF from holding its Annual General Assembly, AGA earlier slated to hold in Edo State in December last year.
However, arising in a meeting on Monday in Abuja, after a joint meeting between Concerned Congress Members of the Nigeria Football Federation, CCMNFF, the PFAN and the Project 2022 Task Force, the group agreed to withdraw the case to pave way for the NFF to convene an emergency congress for the election.
In a communique read before journalists at the venue of the meeting, Hotel Reno, Abuja; Rivers State Football Association chairman, Barrister Chris Green said the agreement to withdraw the suit is part of the mechanisms the group adopted to ensure that all necessary modalities are put in place ahead of the election.
“Resulting from the delay in convening the 2022 NFF Annual General Assembly, which the Executive Committee of the NFF attributed to the interim order of injunction given by the Federal High Court, Bayelsa State Judicial Division, in suit no FHC/YNG/CS/133/2921.
“Concerned Members of the NFF Congress on the 20th day of June, 2022in Abuja met with the players union, whose member is the plaintiff in the aforesaid suit and resolved as follows:
“That the plaintiff in the aforementioned suit shall immediately withdraw same from court to pave way for the executive committee of the NFF to immediately convene the em ergency General Assembly of the NFF
“The AGA in which the Congress discuss the way forward for the Nigeria Football in compliance with the status and for the sake of the good order,” Barr. Green read.