The chairman of Nigeria’s Nationwide Sports activities Fee (NSC), Mallam Shehu Dikko has offered particulars of what he described as an ongoing course of that will guarantee gamers, coaches and officers of the feminine nationwide group, Tremendous Falcons obtain all rewards introduced for them by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Sports247 studies that, whereas many Nigerians are already spreading doubt over the feasibility of the Falcons’ delegation receiving the cash, homes and nationwide awards that the president promised them, Dikko disclosed that the method has reached a sophisticated stage.
The previous chairman of Nigerian Skilled Soccer League (NPFL) additional disclosed that he has already performed his personal half because the NSC’s boss by forwarding an official advice to The Presidency, which then issued directives to the related businesses, and their responses at the moment are being awaited.
Dikko revealed at size, “I raised a memo to Mr President, stating that, ‘These are the individuals entitled to those rewards that you’ve got introduced. These are their account numbers, their addresses’ … and what have you ever.
“I added, ‘Please, Mr President direct the related authorities to take motion.’ By this, I used to be referring to the minister of finance and the accountant-general to pay the monies direct to the accounts of the gamers.
“I additionally requested that they direct the minister of housing to make allocation of the homes to the said addresses after which direct us to distribute them. Additionally direct the minister of particular duties to subject nationwide award certificates to the receivers via their addresses and their names.”
Dikko said additional that his memo on the matter was duly obtained and famous at The Presidency, the place it was permitted after which handed on to the three related workplaces, therefore his confidence that the precise disbursements of the rewards will quickly happen.
“That memo was raised, and it went via a course of, after which Mr. President permitted it, signed it and duly directed the related businesses to take motion. So, within the closing evaluation, the minister of finance and accountant-general of the federation are processing the funds.
“The minister of housing is processing the allocation of homes, and the minister of particular duties is processing find out how to subject the nationwide award certificates to all of the duly introduced recipients within the group,” Dikko assured.
Sports247 recollects that, as rewards for ringing a tenth Ladies’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title for Nigeria earlier this 12 months, every participant within the Tremendous Falcons was promised $100,000 by Presidebt Tinubu, plus a home at New Hope Property in Abuja and Order of The Niger (OON) nationwide honour.
