NFF lures Dangote, Otedola to help drive quest for financial autonomy
NFF Second Vice President, Shehu Dikko (left), NFF President, Amaju Pinnick, Aliko Dangote, FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, NFF First Vice President, Seyi Akinwunmi, and Femi Otedola at the Best FIFA Awards in London… on Monday.
Thenff.com revealed that Pinnick also invited Benedict Peters, who is the Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of AITEO Group to the last FIFA Best Awards ceremony in London. He was represented by Francis Peters, his deputy. This year, AITEO was represented by Executive Director, Andrew Onyearu, as Peters was in New York to receive an award for the company from FORBES magazine.
“Football has tremendous capacity to be self –sustaining and even contribute significantly to the national GDP. That is the station we are targeting at the moment.“I also want to use this opportunity to appreciate our other sponsors and partners, Coca Cola, Zenith Bank, Nigeria Breweries PLC, NIKE, Cadbury PLC, WAPIC Insurance, Emzor Pharmaceuticals, TGI, 1XBET, Peak Milk, Payporte for making us to attain the present 65 per cent private sector –funding status,” said Pinnick.
