Nigeria: Ekeji, Others Will Continue Visit to EFCC, Babafemi

12 August 2010

The director general of the National Sports Commission, Patrick Ekeji, like the three impeached top executives of the Nigeria Football Association will continue to visit the federal government's anti graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, until investigations into the finances of the NFA are concluded.

Spokesman for the EFCC, Femi Babafemi confirmed in Abuja that aside the three impeached principal officers of the Nigeria Football Association - Sani Lulu Abdullahi, Amanze Uchegbulam and Taiwo Ogunjobi - that are answering questions at the agency over World Cup grant, Chief Patrick Ekeji was also drilled for hours by operatives of EFCC Wednesday, over N350 million the ministry received.

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