Former Sokoto State FA Chairman, Mallam Danladi Bako has thrown his weight behind Lagos FA boss, Seyi Akinwunmi in the coming NFF elections
Seyi is running for the office of the President and has gotten the blessings of Mallam Bako who says he endorsed Akinkunmi because of his competence
“I’m from the north and I have endorsed Seyi. NFF affairs have never been an issue or politics of where anyone comes from. It’s about competence and my conscience tells me that Seyi is eminently an outstanding personality that can take Nigerian football to where we all all desire.
Seyi is one man we respect so much,” he continued. “That is why the who is who in Nigerian football came to grace his declaration. Those who decide our fate in Nigerian football, the congressmen are present here. They have a choice to make whenever the time comes as to who they endorse but by me being present here, it has given support to Seyi.”
In his declaration speech, the NFF Vice President said his mandate is to put football first
“I guarantee you that as much as I love football, as much as I love my friends, one thing that is paramount in my mind is football. As much as I love and cherish the camaraderie that we share and that is football, and that must come first. Nigeria football can change, only if we put football first.”
Responding to Akinwunmi’s vision for Nigerian football, Remo Stars Chairman and sports betting billionaire, Mr Kunle Soname remarked that, “football anywhere in the world has gone beyond mere rhetorics to strategic business model which is capable of engaging everyone interested, especially young people and give them meaningful life.”
He continued, “so redirecting the focus of Nigerian football is paramount if we must achieve the desired goal