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Aminu Maigari has been returned as President of the Nigeria Football Federation following a tumultuous day of voting in Abuja.

Maigari got 31 out of the 44 votes, well ahead of former NFF Secretary General Sani Toro, who got five votes.

NPL chairman Oyuiki Obaseki got four votes, Shehu Dikko got two votes, Fan Ndubuoke one vote and Lumumba Adeh got zero votes along with Segun Odegbami, Bukola Olopade and Tijani Yusuf..

Odegbami, Olopade and Yusuf all withdrew from the elections, but electoral committee declined their withdrawals, saying it did not comply with the statutes, which require a one-week notice.

Former Super Eagles Team Manager Mike Umeh was elected First Vice President with 26 votes ahead of Jarret Tenebe with 13, former executive committee member Obinna Ogba with 2 votes and Fanny Amun with 3 votes.

Effiong Johnson was elected unopposed with 42 votes as Chairman of Chairmen, the position previously held by impeached board member Taiwo Ogunjobi.

In other positions, former international Dominic Iorfa lost out in his north central zone, with Suleiman Kwande and Yusuf Ahmed both emerging.

In the North-West zone, Shehu Ahmed Adamu kept his seat, but was joined by Muazu Suleiman with 28 and 24 votes respectively.

Enyimba chairman Felix Anyansi-Agwu defeated former Green Eagles captain Christian Chukwu to emerge from the South East, and Austin Jay Jay Okocha lost out to Rivers State FA Chairman Christopher Greene.

Green won with 25 votes to Okocha's 8. Israel Goli got 6 votes, Collins Eselemo got 2 votes and Aisha Falode 1 vote.

Anyansi Agwu topped Chukwu by 21 votes to 19.

Deji Tinubu and Olaleye Adepoju claimed the positions for the South West ahead of Adegboyega Onigbinde, Mutiu Adepoju, Ayo Omidiran and incumbent Paul Odebunmi.

Olayeye Adepoju polled 32 votes and Tinubu 31 votes. Ex international Mutiu Adepoju got 8 votes Odebunmi got 4 votes, same as Onigbinde and Omidiran.

An attempt to stop the elections by NANS President Harrison Jalla, who was accompanied by a court bailiff and some policement, was prevented by armed policemen at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, where the elections were held.

New NFF board
President: Aminu Maigari
1st Vice President: Mike Umeh
2nd Vice President: Davidson Owumi
Chairman of Chairmen: Effiong Johnson
North Central: Suleiman Kwande, Yusuf Ahmed
North West: Shehu Adamu, Muazu Suleiman
South East: Felix Anyansi-Agwu
South South: Christopher Greene
South West: Olaleye Adepoju, Deji Tinubu