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Amos Adamu linked to fifa probe,Us Might Call for his Extradition

Amos Adamu linked to fifa probe,Us Might Call for his Extradition

The Fifa probe which is currently making international news waves is giving Amos Adamu 60 a lot of headache as naijahottestgist findings reveal that Amos who had already served a 3 years ban for demanding for 800,000 dollars to sell his vote during the vote for the 2018 and 2022 which went to Russia and Quatar but with votes of the 2018 and 2022 bid under investigation Amos Adamu might face criminal prosecution for money laundering and multiple bribe as investigation deepens and Amos is so scared especially when us is finalizing details to extradite Jack warner from his country.

Officials arrested already included vice presidents Jeffrey Webb and Eugenio Figueredo, former executive committee member Jack Warner and Costa Rica federation president Eduardo Li. Fourteen people — nine football officials and five sports-marketing executives — are named in the indictment and face charges of wire fraud, racketeering and money laundering.
“The indictment alleges corruption that is rampant, systemic and deep-rooted both abroad and here in the United States,” U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said. “It spans at least two generations of soccer officials who, as alleged, have abused their positions of trust to acquire millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks.
“And it has profoundly harmed a multitude of victims, from the youth leagues and developing countries that should benefit from the revenue generated by the commercial rights these organizations hold, to the fans at home and throughout the world whose support for the game makes those rights valuable.
Amos Adamu was Director General of the Nigerian National Sports Commission for ten years before being redeployed in November 2008. Before his appointment as Director General, Adamu was the Director of Sports of the ministry for 10 years,Adamu holds a doctorate degree in physical and health education.[3] He was a university lecturer before joining the National Institute of Sports (NIS). He was appointed the Sole Administrator of the Nigeria Football Association in 1992. After success in this position, he was then posted to the Federal Ministry of Sports as Director of Sports Development.[4] Adamu was involved in the administration and organization of the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria and the Nations Cup in 2000.[5] In December 2000 Adamu was named President for the Organising Committee for the 8th All-Africa Games (COJA).[6] The games were held in Abuja, October 2003, in the newly constructed Abuja Stadium.[7] Adamu advised the government to sell this stadium immediately after the games in order to forestall the vandalisation typical of publicly owned buildings.[8] Subsequently, there was controversy about the conduct of the games organizers.[9] In 2005, Adamu was picked as a member of the organizing committee for the first ever World Cup Finals in Africa to be hosted in South Africa 2010.[5] In 2006, Adamu led the transformation of the Sports Ministry to the National Sports Commission (NSC). Adamu became an Executive Committee member of FIFA and the Confederation of African Football.[4] In April 2007, Adamu became the President of the West Africa Football Union.[10] In May 2008, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Sports and Social Development in Bayelsa State told members of the Senate Committee on Sports that problems with sports in Nigeria included corruption and dominance by a “cabal” led by Adamu.[11] In July 2008, Adamu announced that the Nigeria Sports Commission had initiated an inquiry into allegations of corruption in the local league

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