Alleged Misappropriation Of $10m: Jalla Petitions SFU Over Non- Completion Of Ugborodo FIFA Project
A former chieftain of the Nigeria Football Federation, was on Wednesday, June 5, 2025, a guest of the Police Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi, Lagos, where he was made to answer questions from the police officers investigating the non-completion of the Ugborodo FIFA Project in Delta State.
The former NFF President appearance before the PSFU, was hinged on the petition forward to the anti-fraud unit by renowned football activist and Chairman of PFAN’s BoT, Prince Harrison Jalla.
Jalla in the petition, is asking the PSFU to look into the misappropriation of 10 million dollars meant for the construction of FIFA Forward 1 and 2 projects located in Birnin Kebbi and Ugborodo, of Kebbi and Delta States respectively.
It further alleged that the Nigeria Football Federation under the leadership of Amaju Pinnick between 2014-2022 received a total of $10m in tranches from 2017-2022 out which $3.2m was allocated to Ugborodo and Birnin Kebbi projects in Delta and Kebbi states.
$1.1m was allocated to Ugborodo project and $1.2m, allocated to the Kebbi project.
Jalla, while asking that the PSFU assist to unravel the mystery surrounding the disbursement of FIFA 1&2 forward projects, also alleged that other than the mini-stadium project in Kebbi state and the uncompleted project at Ugborodo, there is nothing to show for the $10m received by the NFF under Amaju Pinnick as President.
He added that the funds disbursed to the contractors in Kebbi and Ugborodo were fraudulently subjected to $200,000 each as taxes.
FIFA as an international Non-government organisation funds are not taxable anywhere in the world.
The petition is further asking the police special fraud unit to investigate the following: were the contractors adequately funded? Why are the contractors struggling with the projects? Are the contractors being owed? Why would the Birnin Kebbi project located in a dry land receive more allocation than Ugborodo located in riverine terrain and what happened to the balance of $7.7m received from FIFA forward 1&2?
Jalla concluded the petition by requesting the PSFU to investigate, recover the $200,000 fraudulent tax to the two contractors, as well as, recover all diverted funds of the forward 1&2 projects for the purpose of channeling back for sports facilities development for the benefits of Nigeria youths
