Chairman of the National Sports Commission, NSC, Mallam Shehu Dikko has said that FIFA will be responsible for the constitution of the Normilisation Committee, NC, that will carry out a comprehensive reorganisation of the country’s football administration following the resignation of the entire board of the Nigeria Football Federation and its General Secretary.
Speaking in an interview with ARISE NEWS yesterday, Dikko said the committee was one of the outcomes of the tripartite meeting the Nigerian delegation held with FIFA and the Confederation of African Football, CAF in Zurich on Tuesday.
”They will work for three, six months or, at most, one year,” he said, adding, “We pointed out that the reforms we want will be very comprehensive and may not be achieved within the framework of the NC, so FIFA will determine the tenure of the committee.”
Dikko further explained that, “the committee is not going to be appointed by the Nigerian government alone, it is a FIFA Committee. It’s FIFA that will give them a timeline on when to finish the job. The committee will report directly to FIFA and members will be paid by FIFA. That is how it is done.”
Dikko and Infantino
Dikko said the proposed reforms would be divided into immediate, medium and long-term, with some potentially extending beyond the tenure of the Normalisation Committee.
