Maigari reinstated, as court vacates suspension order
Troubled Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president, Aminu Maigari has been reinstated back in office after a court order restraining him and other executive committee members of the federation was vacated on Wednesday.
Nembe City chairman, Mrs Ebiakpo Rumson Baribote, had instituted a suit at the Plateau State High Court in Jos that restrained the NFF and its congress from managing football affairs in Nigeria.
The NFF was subsequently suspended by FIFA for government interference following the appointment of Lawrence Katken to run the football house by the Nigeria sports minister, Dr Tamuno Danagogo.
But on Wednesday, Justice L.P. Lot of the High Court in Jos agreed to vacate the case against Maigari and his NFF board as Nigeria move closer to beating further sanctions from FIFA.
Reinstated NFF General Secretary, Musa Amadu, has already communicated with FIFA about the latest development.
Maigari and the NFF Executive Committee members have now returned to office as instructed by FIFA as precondition for lifting the suspension.
It is now expected that the world football governing body, FIFA, will announce the lifting of the suspension of Nigeria since the court case has been vacated and the NFF executive committee reinstated.