The House of Representatives Committee on Sports, has invited the Chris Giwa faction of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), to appear before it on Tuesday, May 24.
The committee extended the invitation, when the Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung and the NFF, appeared before it to explain the crisis engulfing the Glass House.
Chairman of the committee, Bukar Lawal, said the invitation was to enable the committee understand and mediate in the matter.
“We are directed by the House to mediate in the matter. We have heard from the minister; and the Giwa group will be here on Tuesday because it is batch by batch”, Bunu said.
Dalung on his part, insisted that he will not stop any faction from gathering.
He said: “We are under democracy, I, Solomon Dalung, have no right to stop Giwa’s group from gathering.
“I don’t have the right; let me inform this committee that there is even a letter from a committee of the National Assembly accusing me of using police to breaching the rights of Nigerians.
“Why should I stop Giwa from taking over, so, I cannot stop anybody from gathering.”
Giwa has also agreed to put his Congress on hold, in respect of the committee’s advice.
“I am a law abiding citizen and being President of the NFF, I will not want to be a leader where there is crisis,” Giwa said.
“What the House is trying to do is to bring peace and I want to be part of that peace.
“They advised us to shelve the congress for the sake of peace pending when they meet with us on Tuesday.
“So, as a Nigerian, I think I have to respect the House.”
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