The 2023 Labour Social gathering presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has criticised the alleged non-payment of match allowances to Nigeria’s nationwide soccer staff, describing it as a humiliation to the nation.
Obi expressed the priority in a submit on X on Tuesday whereas reacting to studies that gamers of the Tremendous Eagles had been owed bonuses throughout an ongoing event.
“When will this embarrassment finish? Can we get by a day with out troubling information on this nation?” Obi queried.
The previous Anambra governor stated it was ironic that the gamers, who’ve lifted nationwide morale with their performances, had been being denied fundamental entitlements.
“At a time when Nigerians want pleasure and unity — one thing the nationwide soccer staff, the Tremendous Eagles, has been offering by profitable matches and lifting our spirits worldwide — these similar gamers are being denied their fundamental match allowances,” he stated.
Obi faulted what he described as the federal government’s spending priorities, including that the scenario damages Nigeria’s worldwide picture.
“A rustic that writes off trillions in money owed for presidency companies and political allies, and squanders cash on grandiose, self-serving initiatives, now struggles to pay the essential match bonuses owed to our gamers.
“Nigeria deserves a greater worldwide picture than this ongoing failure to honour beforehand agreed-upon allowances earlier than the event,” Obi stated.
Obi warned that the problem may distract the staff forward of an important fixture, urging the authorities to fulfill their obligations to the gamers.
“The Tremendous Eagles don’t deserve this embarrassment or the avoidable distractions forward of an important quarter-final match. Nigeria should be taught to fulfil its obligations,” Obi added.