Inability To Pay Super Eagles Exposes Distorted National Priorities – Peter Obi

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Former Presidential candidate Peter Obi has blasted NFF for failing to pay match allowances owed to members of the Super Eagles. He recently described the situation as an embarrassing reflection of the country’s misplaced priorities and poor sense of obligation.

According to him, the inability to settle players’ allowances exposes distorted national priorities due to the ease with which huge public funds are spent on projects that do little to improve the lives of ordinary Nigerians.

Obi added that the issue goes beyond sports, insisting that national credibility depends on the ability to keep commitments.

His words, “Can we get through a day without troubling news in this country?

At a time when Nigerians need joy and unity, something the national football team, the Super Eagles, has been providing by winning matches and lifting our spirits worldwide, these same players are being denied their basic match allowances.

A country that writes off trillions in debts for government agencies and political allies, and squanders money on grandiose, self-serving projects, now struggles to pay the basic match bonuses owed to our players.

Nigeria deserves a better international image than this ongoing failure to honor previously agreed-upon allowances before the tournament.

The Super Eagles do not deserve this embarrassment or the avoidable distractions ahead of a crucial quarter-final match.”

WOW.