Nigeria Minister for Youth and Sports Solomon Dalung has expressed determination that the Ministry will not tolerate any action that will threaten the peace of the country.
Dalung made the statement in the wake of a Federal High court ruling in Jos which nullified the election of the current executive of the Nigeria Football Federation led by Amaju Pinnick.
He said sports loving Nigerians and the football family were thrown into a state of confusion following the ruling which sparked off the current leadership crisis in the NFF that also led to different press statements from both camps laying claim to the leadership of the federation.
The Minister warned that both parties must be guided by the rule of law.
"This current administration believes in the rule of law and all of our actions must be guided by the provisions of the law," Dalung said in a press statement on Monday. "Therefore, anything that suggests the contrary will not be in the interest of the nation."
Dalung however stated that the Amaju-led board had a thirty-day right of appeal.
"The decision of the court will only take effect if the right to appeal expires and the Amaju-led board fails to exercise its right. It will be out of place for any group of persons who have enjoyed the protection of the law by going to court to exercise their rights to now turn round and want to deny the other party of their own right."
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Waiyo minister, you are the architect of this crisis and you shall fail. #sackdalungnow
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