Nigerian Civil Society Groups and youth organizations have slammed the the Chris Giwa- led faction of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), over what they described as his recalcitrant attitude in the leadership crisis of the nation's apex football governing body.
They said Giwa's attitude is capable of jeopardizing the Nigerian football.
Converging under the aegis of Coalition of Civil Society Organizations for Transparency in Governance and Nigerian Youth Groups, they also threw their weight behind the Amaju Pinick-led NFF, which they described as the authentic and most acceptable leadership.
In a statement by the coalition's National Convener, Comrade Ikpa Isaac, the group urged the Minster of Sports, Solomon Dalung, to expedite action on bringing closure to the crisis, noting that the Giwa-led faction has continued to do damage to sports in Nigeria with NFF's inability to pay coaches being the latest fallout of his divisive politics.
They said the Minister must let the delinquent faction know that they continue to hurt the round leather sport to the displeasure of sports lovers in Nigeria and abroad.
The statement stated that the fact that the Giwa-led faction could stampede the NFF's bankers from crediting the coaches' salaries into their accounts is enough proof that Giwa and his loyalists are more interested in power for its sake as opposed to the rapid and sustainable development of the sport.