By John Ogunsemore
Former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has debunked online reports linking him to the chairmanship of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
Reports on social media indicated that Fani-Kayode withdrew from the race to become NFF chairman and endorsed a former Super Eagles captain, Austin Jay-Jay Okocha.
But in a Wednesday statement, the ex-minister said he has no interest in football or the NFF, and at no time made any attempt to lead the organisation.
He further stated that he would have declined if someone else nominated him to lead the NFF, formerly known as Nigeria Football Association (NFA).
He said, “It has been brought to my attention that fake quotes are being attributed to me by various unknown blogs claiming that I have an interest in being Chairman of the NFA and that I have now decided to step down from the race to support someone else.
“This is all fake news. I know nothing about the NFA, I have no interest in the NFA or who leads it, I have no interest in football and thankfully I have not been approached or nominated for such a position by anyone and if I had I would have respectfully declined.
“I am not a footballer and I could not care less who the NFA Chairman is or will be.”
He described the reports as “deeply insulting”, warning its purveyors to desist immediately.
Fani-Kayode said, “The whole thing is deeply insulting and I urge the 419 and criminal blogs that are attributing these quotes to me and coming up with such fake stories to desist from doing so and leave me out of their mess.”
The ex-minister urged members of the public to ignore the reports.
“It is good old fashioned fake news and as it is with all fake news they have a hidden agenda.
“Any quote or story that does not emanate from my website (femifanikayode.org), my verified X handle (@realffk) or my verified Facebook and Instagram pages is not from me.
“Anything outside of these platforms are FAKE and I urge members of the public to read such reports with caution,” the ex-minister added.
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