Babalola Oluwatomiwa
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The World football governing body, FIFA has cleared UEFA's president, Mr. Mitchel Platini for the February 2016 FIFA presidential election despite his 90 days ban.
Platini and outgoing FIFA president, Sepp Blatter are currently serving a 90-day ban from football related matters for misappropriation of funds levied against them.
Other candidates cleared are HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, Mr Musa Hassan Bility, Mr Jérôme Champagne, Mr Gianni Infantino, H.E. Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa and Mr Tokyo Sexwale.
Meanwhile, the FIFA Ad-hoc Electoral committee posted on FIFA website that it will not processed and screened Platini's candidacy until he finally completed his period of ban.
The Ad-hoc Electoral Committee also said they will assess other candidates, in line with the Electoral Regulations of FIFA.
"In accordance with article 8 par. 1(e) of the Electoral Regulations, the Ad-hoc Electoral Committee has passed the candidature dossiers to the investigatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee to carry out integrity checks, as stipulated in the regulations. The investigatory chamber will – as a result of this integrity check – deliver comprehensive documentation on each candidate, but it will not give any recommendation as to whether or not a candidate may run for the FIFA presidency", the Committee said.
Upon receipt of the results of the integrity checks, the Ad-hoc Electoral Committee will reconvene in order to review the submissions and validate their compliance with the applicable FIFA regulatory provisions. Following this process, the Ad-hoc Electoral Committee will formally admit and declare the candidates who are eligible to stand for the office of FIFA President.
Platini and outgoing FIFA president, Sepp Blatter are currently serving a 90-day ban from football related matters for misappropriation of funds levied against them.
Other candidates cleared are HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, Mr Musa Hassan Bility, Mr Jérôme Champagne, Mr Gianni Infantino, H.E. Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa and Mr Tokyo Sexwale.
Meanwhile, the FIFA Ad-hoc Electoral committee posted on FIFA website that it will not processed and screened Platini's candidacy until he finally completed his period of ban.
The Ad-hoc Electoral Committee also said they will assess other candidates, in line with the Electoral Regulations of FIFA.
"In accordance with article 8 par. 1(e) of the Electoral Regulations, the Ad-hoc Electoral Committee has passed the candidature dossiers to the investigatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee to carry out integrity checks, as stipulated in the regulations. The investigatory chamber will – as a result of this integrity check – deliver comprehensive documentation on each candidate, but it will not give any recommendation as to whether or not a candidate may run for the FIFA presidency", the Committee said.
Upon receipt of the results of the integrity checks, the Ad-hoc Electoral Committee will reconvene in order to review the submissions and validate their compliance with the applicable FIFA regulatory provisions. Following this process, the Ad-hoc Electoral Committee will formally admit and declare the candidates who are eligible to stand for the office of FIFA President.
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