… Don’t ever write-off a determined soldier
By Joan Nnenna Iwuchukwu
Abuja (Precise Post) – With over two decades in football administration, Abia state born Christian Emeruwa can not be described as a greenhorn or novice when serious men sit to discuss the beautiful game.
If it’s about competence and professional vision for the future of the game, Christian Emeruwa stands out, if it is about ability to deliver when it truly matters, Christian Emeruwa is your ideal candidate, if it is about passion driven by emotion and exposure, Christian Emeruwa is top on the list. Unfortunately, the NFF Elections involves so much and requires much more.
As former head of NFF Security department and former head of NFF integrity unit before his much celebrated appointment into the security unit of the Confederation of Africa football CAF in Cairo, Egypt, Emeruwa was never found wanting when given responsibilities.
Before joining CAF, Emeruwa was at the forefront of sanitizing Nigeria football. As head of FIFA integrity unit in the football house, he fought gallantly to bring sanity to a system that is seriously bastardized by corruption and nepotism. A system that has buried truth for falsehood to thrive.
He was haunted at night, pursued in his dream and battled daily against principalities and powers in high places. Despite the frustrations that came with the job, he succeeded in making a few individuals like the late chief Taiwo Ogunjobi drop one position for the other.
He knew from the very beginning that our clime forbids sanity but he is one man who is never scared of challenges and he wants to be remembered someday for the efforts and the results.
Same was the gallantry he displayed in Kaduna during that infamous Nations cup qualifier with Egypt. On a day that the state governor unconciously decided to please the fans by throwing the gates of the stadium open for over 80,000 fans to enter, Emeruwa and his team did a brilliant job of attacking the situation to the best of their abilities, thereby limiting the post match incidence that was obviously inevitable.
He has worked in the secretariat of the Nigeria football federation for close to two decades, he is highly educated with a PHD in sports administration. He has transversed the nook and crannies of the world in search of knowledge and has made new friends in CAF and FIFA.
He has got all it takes to dream big and should not be ridiculed for trying to prove a point rather he should be seen as a motivator for every ambitious youth with a dream.
Today, he has officially made public his intention to contest. According to him, he has consulted all those he needs to consult and has decided to take the bull by the horn. In a sane clime, he should stand a chance but in life, you dont rule out possiblities.
The important thing is that he is in this race and wants to run it till the very end. No man wins a lottery without playing. NFF election is a lottery and like Amaju did in 2014, Emeruwa might just be the next big surprise ahead of us.
