FCT FA chairman Adams Mouktar Mohammed has reacted to allegations by some board members in the nation’s capital labelling them “cog in the wheel of progress”.
Blueprint can report that just few days ago some members of the FCT FA petition the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) accusing Moukar of high handedness and gross abuse of power.
But is a swift reaction, Mouktar in a statement made available to Blueprint correspondent Wednesday night fired back at the aggrieved members labelling them ‘enemies of progress, hell-bent in scuttling the progress of the FA by all means’.
In a statement made available to Blueprint correspondent , Mouktar stated that “to educate and enlighten those who aren’t informed, the FCT FA under the leadership of Alhaji Adam Mouktar Mohammed has overtime enjoyed a lot of goodwill from stakeholders and the football fraternity, all over. Thanks to his open door policy.
He has always seen and treated everyone as equal without prejudice. Sadly, some unscrupulous elements took advantage of this humility at various times perpetuate unsporting activities. But they have failed at conception.
“The bye-election at Abaji came with so much tension. The polity heated and uncertainties clouded the atmosphere. In his nature of preaching and serving peace, the FCT FA Chairman had to overlook some things for a smooth election. He never wanted the notion of what these “elements” now want to make the public believe. The notion of “the once peaceful FCT FA has now been turned into a battlefield like what we see in star wars”.
As the bye-election was fixed, for peace to reign, one of the contestants, a board member was allowed to contest even when he should have resigned his position as a board member. His claim was that, ‘there were no clear cut rules so he could not be advised on what to do.’ The chairman honoured the verdict and he was cleared to contest.
“The date came, all converged at Abaji and set for the bye-election and he (the contestant and a board member from Gwagwalada) openly threatened the Sec of the FA, Coach Haruna Ilerika, in the full glare of everyone hitting his chest 3 times and looking him in the eyes to tell him that, he will kill the Secretary. The key stakeholders, instead of disqualifying him or asking the security agents to whisk him away so he can face the charges of threat to life, calmed the situation and that individual was still allowed to contest after such brazen rascality. Unfortunately, he is known for such in the FCT Football community. Where then is the allegation of high handedness against the FCT FA Chairman.
It was time for election at Abaji, the agent of same contestant’s agent was caught with a knife at the election venue. Findings reveal that, the said agent also doubles as his team coach in Gwagwalada where he represents. Revealing isn’t it?
The security operatives, present at the venue arrested the suspect (the agent) and took away to face the law.
Shockingly, this said candidate has denied the agent, but it was obvious that there was an agenda to take someone’s life by this candidate and board member with his cohorts who have sworn to deal with the Chairman and other board members.
What if the ‘killer’ agent had succeeded in hurting someone because of his pay master’s insatiable quest for power?
What is Mouktar’s crime? He has had enough of their atrocities and the use of their power to perpetuate evil in the FCT.
“As part of its core mandate, it is worthy of note that, an NFF legal department staff was sent to observe the bye-election. He witnessed the shameful display by the board member and his empty barrel praise singers.
“It is imperative also to note that the same candidate before the bye-election rained abuses on the chairman in a personal message to him which the chairman did not take to heart. Rather he allowed the process to go on hitch free in his magnanimity. We all know this cannot be tolerated in any FA in this country. The soft spoken Mouktar was looked at as a push over until he came to restore sanity after allowing people prance around in free roles in the FCT causing havoc and pain.
“Just last week when the Ethics and disciplinary committee was set to look into what disturbed the peace of the FCT FA which no one in particular was asked to investigate, the failed candidate in the bye-election (obviously he was destined to lose) begged the chairman and board members to forgive him, pledging loyalty to the leadership of the FA under Mouktar. We have it on record. Not surprising as Leopard never changes skin, today he is singing a different tune.”
