LMC Registration: Baribote Returns to FIFA

The last is yet to be heard of the crisis between the Nigeria Football Federation and former Nigerian Premier League (NPL) Chairman, Rumson Victor Baribote, as the latter has returned to FIFA, protesting the decision last week to throw out his petition on the ground that he took a football matter to an ordinary law court.

FIFA had last week technically dumped Baribote’s petition seeking the interpretations of the world soccer body on the impersonation of the Glass House boss as a shareholder in the registration of the League Management Company (LMC).

But in a four-paragraph protest letter to FIFA and made available to Daily Trust, Baribote told that he was not happy with the resolutions over the petition, reminding it (FIFA) that the federation (NFF) had equally dragged him to a Court of Appeal in Abuja.

Questioning the ruling, the Nembe City FC Chairman insisted that he articulated the provision of Article 68 paragraph 2 of FIFA statute, informing it that basing the judgement against him on the case he took to the ordinary court of law was wrong since the federation was equally guilty of the same offence.

“I articulate the provisions of Article 68 paragraph 2 of FIFA Statute very well and I’m willing and ready to abide by the decisions of FIFA that will be fair to all parties. I’m also very much aware that Article 69 paragraph 2 of Nigeria Football Federation Statute which is impair material with that of FIFA Statute states:

“That the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) shall have jurisdiction on internal national disputes ie, disputes between parties belonging to Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). “Since it is on record that Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) took the matter between my humble self and them (NFF) to the Court of Appeal in Abuja, the question therefore is whether the Nigeria Football Federation can be an accused as well as a judge in their own case,” he queried.

The ex-NPL Chairman, he was ready to accept the final verdict on the matter, he was fighting to checkmate some individuals out to corner the nation’s football into their personal property.

“I want to let FIFA know that I’m ready to accept any verdict from them on this matter. I just want them to know that NFF is not an independent umpire in this case. They cannot be judge in their own case. They set us investigation panel even before ruled on the matter.

“I’m not benefitting anything from the system other than to ensure that certain individuals did not corner Nigerian football into their own personnel estate,” he said.

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