Making his ruling, Justice Ambrose Allagoa said the elections were against his initial court orders.
He said: “I have set aside all the proceedings and decisions of the Warri Extra Ordinary meeting of the 20th September and the Elective Congress of 30th September which were direct contravention of the orders of this court as granted on the 19th September”
“Nobody should foist on the court a complete case of hopelessness so that the principles of law and justice can be upheld. Its not enough to say that the order of court was wrongly made, no matter how unorthodox, its subsisting orders, unless set aside, remains law and must be respected.
“Defendants in this matter have not filed any counter affidavits in this court to contest the facts. There is no motion nor Memorandum of Appearance. This is a court of Record. On this note, the court has no option to protect the integrity and sanctity of court. Court orders are not tea party. Nobody is above the law. Impunity must be stopped.”
Even though FIFA statutes were against deliberating football matters in court, Chris Giwa had approached the court to claim that he was elected NFF president on August 26. The same court he had approached to effect the first sacking of the former Aminu Maigari led board in July.
FIFA did not recognise Giwa’s election and ordered him to vacate the office.
FIFA had placed a temporary ban on Nigeria after the July court case but rescinded the ban when Maigari was returned.
The World Football governing body has warned that should anything hinder the Pinnick-led board, it would have no other option but to place an automatic ban on the country which would not be lifted until the next FIFA congress in May.
Meanwhile the executive committee of the NFF has filed for appeal against the ruling of the Federal High Court, Jos Judicial Division of Thursday,
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