Just In: Gusau emerges NFF president
Ibrahim Gusau has emerged as President of Nigeria Football Football (NFF).
Periscope Nigeria reports that Gusau scored 21 votes, to defeat Sheyi Akinwumi, being the closest rival with 12.
Though Gusau did not poll the needed 22 votes to automatically win in the first ballot, other contenders opted out of the possible rerun
Gusau, is Nigerian politician and former minister for Agriculture and Industries.
He contested the primaries of the Gubernatorial seat of the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) IN 1983 but lost to the incumbent Garba Nadama.
He is also a member of the Sokoto Sultanate council with the title of Sarkin Malamai and was a member of the 1977 and 1995 constitutional assembly. He was the National Chairman of United Nigeria Congress (UNC) which merged with United Nigeria Party (UNP) and Solidarity Group of Nigeria (SGN) led by Umaru Dikko to form the United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP) during the Sani Abacha transition programme.
