There are strong indications that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Elections Appeal Committee will this Friday give its verdict on the petitions filed by aggrieved parties against the NFF election that produced Amaju Pinnick and his executive committee.

The development came as one of the petitioners and participants in the disputed poll, Iyke Igbokwe, on Monday submitted written response to argument of defence filed by Pinnick, literarily rubbishing every item of the defence.

In his closing statement at last week’s public hearing, Chairman of the Appeals Committee, Okey Ajunwa, a lawyer, had vowed to give both petitioners and respondents time to reply, where necessary, assuring them of opportunity to present their cases.

We leant that the committee may come out with its position on Friday since all the parties have filed their responses.

Our source hinted that the committee deliberately delayed its verdict until after the Africa Cup of Nations final group A qualification match between the Super Eagles and South Africa, so as to avoid anything that could disrupt the match in the event that the outcome is unfavorable to current office holders.

Igbokwe, in his response, dismissed the defence claim that the committee lack jurisdiction to entertain the case on grounds that 14 days allowed by the electoral code has elapsed.

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