Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has alleged that Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) officials prevented him from congratulating the victorious Under-17 women’s national team, the Flamingos, at Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Monday morning.
Obi said he arrived at the airport around 7 a.m. to catch a flight to Enugu and spotted the team, which had just returned after winning the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.
Eager to welcome the players, he asked his protocol officer, Jackie Wayas, to check if he could greet them.
According to Obi, NFF…
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NFF Officials Stopped Me from Greeting Flamingos — Peter Obi Alleges
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has alleged that Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) officials prevented him from congratulating the victorious Under-17 women’s national team, the Flamingos, at Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Monday morning. Obi said he arrived at the airport around 7 a.m. to catch a flight to Enugu and spotted the team, which had just returned after winning the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. Eager to welcome the players, he asked his protocol…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate for 2027 poll, Peter Obi says he was denied access by Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) officials to greet the Flamingos on Monday at the airport following their return to the country after winning the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco. The post Obi: NFF denied me access to Flamingos appeared first on The Sun Nigeria .
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The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has accused officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) of preventing him from welcoming and congratulating Nigeria’s victorious Under-17 women’s football team, the Flamingos, at the Abuja airport. Obi made the allegation in a statement issued on Monday, titled, “A New Dimension of Toxic […]
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The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has alleged that officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) stopped him from greeting members of Nigeria’s Under-17 women’s football team, the Flamingos, at an airport on Monday. Obi, who gave the account in a post he shared on his verified X account on […]
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The 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has alleged that officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) prevented him from greeting members of the national Under-17 women’s football team at the Abuja airport. The post Peter Obi Accuses NFF Officials Of Denying Him Access To Flamingos Players appeared first on THEWILL NEWS MEDIA .
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Former Anambra State Governor and presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has accused officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) of preventing him from meeting Nigeria’s Under-17 women’s football team, the Flamingos, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The post How I was prevented from meeting Flamingoes at airport – Peter Obi appeared first on The Sun Nigeria .
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The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has accused the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) of preventing him from greeting Nigeria's victorious Under-17 women's team, the Flamingos, at the airport, alleging that officials feared losing their jobs if they allowed him to approach the players. The post UPDATED: Obi accuses NFF officials of stopping him from greeting Flamingos appeared first on The Sun Nigeria .
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Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has alleged that Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) officials prevented him from congratulating the victorious Under-17 women’s national team, the Flamingos, at Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Monday morning. Obi said he arrived at the airport around 7 a.m. to catch a flight to Enugu and spotted the team, which had just returned after winning the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. Eager to welcome the players, he asked his protocol officer, Jackie Wayas, to check if he could greet them. According to Obi, NFF…
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THE Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate for 2027 poll, Peter Obi, has accused officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) of preventing him from greeting the victorious Nigeria’s Under-17 women’s team at an airport. Although he did not disclose the particular airport where he was denied the opportunity to greet the players, The ICIR […] The post NFF officials blocked me from greeting victorious Flamingos at airport – Obi appeared first on The ICIR- Latest News, Politics, Governance, Elections, Investigation, Factcheck, Covid-19 .
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Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has alleged that Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) officials prevented him from congratulating the victorious Under-17 women’s national team, the Flamingos, at Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Monday morning. Obi said he arrived at the airport around 7 a.m. to catch a flight to Enugu and spotted the team, which had just returned after winning the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. Eager to welcome the players, he asked his protocol officer, Jackie Wayas, to check if he could greet them. According to Obi, NFF…
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Presidential Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has accused some officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) of preventing him from greeting members of the victorious Flamingos team at the Abuja airport. Flamingos won the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco, beating Japan 2-1 in the final on Saturday. Obi […]
