Peter Obi accuses NFF of blocking him from greeting victorious U-17 girls

The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, statesmanlike candidate, Peter Obi, has accused officials of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, of stopping him from greeting Nigeria’s Under-17 women’s shot squad astatine the airport, claiming they feared losing their jobs if they allowed him to attack the players.

Obi said helium arrived astatine the airdrome astatine 7 a.m. connected Monday to committee a formation to Enugu erstwhile helium saw the squad preparing to permission for town.

He said helium asked his Protocol Officer, Jackie Wayas, to find retired if helium could greet the players but was told that NFF officials had refused his request.

According to Obi, the officials warned that they could suffer their jobs if helium approached the team.

He besides recalled a akin incidental connected March 25, 2025, erstwhile helium attended a World Cup qualifier successful Uyo.

Obi claimed that though the politician welcomed him astatine the VIP stand, officials aboriginal prevented him from greeting the players aft the match.

Reacting to some incidents, the statesmanlike campaigner described what helium experienced arsenic different illustration of what helium called toxic authorities successful Nigeria.

“The caller Nigeria we aspire to physique indispensable person nary country for hostility, intimidation, oregon discrimination, careless of politica...