Edo, Abia Governors say Pinnick new CAF position a plus for Nigeria

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo and his Abia counterpart,
Okezie Ikpeazu, on Sunday lauded the elevation of the
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF),
Amaju Pinnick, into the Confederation of African Football
(CAF).
The governors said that Pinnick`s elevation was a great
achievement for Nigeria as a football nation.
Obaseki and Ikpeazu stated this to newsmen on separate
interviews after attending a thanksgiving mass at First
Baptist Church in Warri, Delta to celebrate Pinnick’s
election as CAF executive committee member.
The Edo Governor commended Pinnick on his new
position, noting that as a fellow indigene of defunct
Bendel state, it was necessary to support him and also
explore the new potentials of his membership in CAF.
He said Edo government would take full advantage of
Nigeria’ representation at CAF to develop football in the
state.
On his part, the Abia governor Ikpeazu, said Pinnick’s
election to CAF was a milestone achievement for the
country.
He said “Nigeria is a sport loving country; soccer is a
unifying factor in Nigeria, so Pinnick is occupying a good
position there that can unify Nigeria and take us to a
greater heights in terms of soccer in the world,”.
He added that going by the pedigree of Pinnick’s
milestone in NFF, he would play a critical role to place
Nigeria in the front burner in terms of football
development.