NFF crisis: Buhari snubs Dalung

There are strong indications that efforts made by the minister of Minister of Youth and Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung to have President Muhammadu Buhari  override the decision of the Vice President on the country’s recignition of  FIFA  Statutes and Amaju Pinnick as FIFA recognized president of the Nigeria Football  Federation might have hit the brickwall.

Tribunesport reliably gathered from its source in the presidency that the minister had through the wife of the president Aisha Buhari sought audience with the president having realised that he may not be able to meet with the president through the Chief of Staff.

The wife according the source paved the way for Dalung who eventually saw and met with the president upon his arrival from his official trip to China.

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At the meeting, said the source who was privy to the discussion president Buhari was not disposable to the claims by the minister that he should be allowed to handle the matter his own way and that the president should buy into the country pulling out of the world football governing body.

“During the meeting, the minister argued that Mr President should allow him handle the matter and that the Pinnick election in Warri should be discarded and that he (Pinnick) should not be recognised as NFF president but unfortunately for him (Dalung), President Buhari will not have any of sort,” the source who pleaded anonymity said.

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The source continued, “President Buhari told him that the decision taken by the Vice President Professor Yemi Osibajo on the matter stands and that he (Osibajo) has taken the best decision in the interest of the country and that he cannot go against such decision.”