I’ve done nothing to warrant my prosecution – Lulu

Former NFF President Alhaji Sani Lulu Abdullahi has once
again maintained his innocence in the corruption charges
leveled against him by the Economic and Financial Crime
Commission (EFCC) which has lingered for the past five years
in a Federal High Court in Abuja.
Lulu in an open letter to Nigerians is demanding for immediate
justice in the case, said while he awaits God’s verdict, he’s
saddened with the humiliation, intimidation and ungodly acts
he and his colleagues have been subjected to over the last
five years.
“We exhibited the highest level of commitment and dedication
to service of humanity in accordance to God’s set standard,
which was clearly evidenced in our inheritance of an empty
account and debt of over N300 million when we assumed
office in August 2006 and left a total sum of N2.8 Billion in
various accounts of the NFF at the point of our illegal
impeachment,” he maintained.
Apparently reeling out his scorecard as the NFF president,
Alhaji Lulu reiterated that they were able to settle several
debilitating lingering court cases and most importantly re­
stored the glory of Nigeria football as the new Super Eagles
were elevated to the 9th best position on FIFA ranking.
“That was not all, we satisfactorily partnered with the Federal
Government as our main sponsors, state governments and
corporate sponsors such as Adidas, AIT, Afribank, Guiness,
GLO, Tom Tom, Peak Milk, IGI as well as CAF and FIFA to
ensure the delivery of our services within available resources.
“In realizing the magnitude of our responsibilities and the
inadequate resources, with the approval of the NFF congress,
we consequently and always resort to internal borrowing to
augment our lean resources. For instance I had to source
about N40 million to settle players’ allowances during the
2007 U-17 FIFA tournament in South Korea and CAN Africa
Nation championship in Ghana 2008. It would have been
difficult, if not impossible for the team to attain satisfying
performances of winning the championship and losing
gallantly to the host nation respectively,” he said.
He added that under him, the NFF made giant strides like the
overhauling and restructuring of the Federation in line with the
statutory provisions and other achievements he listed in the
release sent to SoccerStar.