The lower house is planning to look into the
financial dealings of the Glass House in the
aftermath of the Super Eagles’ bonus row and
the non-payment of salaries to coaches
The House of Representatives Committee on
Sports will probe the Nigeria Football Federation
over Globacom sponsorship package and other
grants they received from world Fifa and
Confederation of African Football (CAF) in all the
competitions organised by these football bodies,
Goal has been told.
Honourable Godfrey Gaiya, chairman of the
House Committee on Sports, who expressed
reservations over the slashing of the Super
Eagles bonus from $10,000 to $5,000 as well as
the unpaid five months salaries of coach
Stephen Keshi as well as the Flying Eagles head
coach, John Obuh told Goal that the House has
concluded plans to summon the NFF to a
detailed account of how those funds were spent.
The visibly disturbed legislator declared, "Let me
tell you that the NFF budget in the last few
years has been consistent and it has always
been between 1.7 billion to 2 billion Naira from
government. We are aware that aside the
government, the NFF gets other sources of
funding. They have a sponsor and every
competition that the NFF participates in they are
paid for participating whether it is a CAF
organised or a FIFA organised competition. If you
look at our constitution especially Section 80 it
says whatever money that comes to any
government agency must be declared to the
National Assembly," Gaiya said.
"Now if the act appropriates two billion plus
other sources of funding plus participation fees
plus sponsorship deals, you know that what is
available to the NFF is enough for them. And
whatever money that comes to NFF outside
government like I said should be declared and
then retirement should be based on the totality
of the amount that came to the NFF. But we
have never been told and we will now be told
how it has been used.
"We will be told why for over the years it has
been the same marketing firm that is brokering
deals between NFF and Glo. The NFF has a
marketing department that they can deal directly
with any sponsor without going through any
agent. The agent collects 20 percent of whatever
that comes into NFF. Up to 350million Naira was
given this year and the agent took 70million
Naira," he said.
Gaiya maintained that the Nigeria Football
Federation was wrong in slashing the bonuses of
the Super Eagles players.
"If the agent can take 70million Naira and then
we have the players sweating daily to get us the
glory. I disagree if you tell me that the best way
to save cost is to slash the players’ allowance.
The best thing would have been to slash the
commission that the so called agent or marketer
gets. We are going to view the marketing
agreement between the NFF and whoever is in
charge so that we know how we can protect the
best interest of this country and of the players. “
Gaiya who was taken aback by the reaction from
the Nigeria Football Federation over his comment
on the Super Eagles bonus row said. "My job is
to say it the way it is and I will never join
anybody in unnecessary trading of words. What I
said and I will still say it that the Nigeria
Football Federation did not handle the matter of
the Eagles bonus very well. If you have a son
that you have been giving 10 Naira and all of a
sudden you give him Five Naira, every
responsible son has the right to ask what has
happened to the 10 Naira you used to give him
and it is the duty of the daddy to tell him why it
is no longer 10 but five.
"What I said is that they did not handle the
matter properly and I will say so anywhere.
There is what is called collective bargaining. If it
is because of the players they have the football
federation it means the players are the primary
product of the federation and therefore they
must be able at all times to look at the players,
adjust anything they can and treat them as
partners in progress.
"The truth is that this country is not so poor
that we cannot do what is right. If Nigeria was
willing to pay $10,000 those days, what has
happened to us that we can no longer pay? We
are the ones that appropriate those funds. Were
we told that they have problems that they can
no longer pay? Were we told that they have
resolved with the players and that they have
agreed to collect the $5000? Were we told that if
we budget for $10,000 for a win and the day we
don't get the win what happens to the balance,”
Gaiya asked.

zuma4k:
The lower house is planning to look into the
financial dealings of the Glass House in the
aftermath of the Super Eagles’ bonus row and
the non-payment of salaries to coaches
The House of Representatives Committee on
Sports will probe the Nigeria Football Federation
over Globacom sponsorship package and other
grants they received from world Fifa and
Confederation of African Football (CAF) in all the
competitions organised by these football bodies,
Goal has been told.
Honourable Godfrey Gaiya, chairman of the
House Committee on Sports, who expressed
reservations over the slashing of the Super
Eagles bonus from $10,000 to $5,000 as well as
the unpaid five months salaries of coach
Stephen Keshi as well as the Flying Eagles head
coach, John Obuh told Goal that the House has
concluded plans to summon the NFF to a
detailed account of how those funds were spent.
The visibly disturbed legislator declared, "Let me
tell you that the NFF budget in the last few
years has been consistent and it has always
been between 1.7 billion to 2 billion Naira from
government. We are aware that aside the
government, the NFF gets other sources of
funding. They have a sponsor and every
competition that the NFF participates in they are
paid for participating whether it is a CAF
organised or a FIFA organised competition. If you
look at our constitution especially Section 80 it
says whatever money that comes to any
government agency must be declared to the
National Assembly," Gaiya said.
"Now if the act appropriates two billion plus
other sources of funding plus participation fees
plus sponsorship deals, you know that what is
available to the NFF is enough for them. And
whatever money that comes to NFF outside
government like I said should be declared and
then retirement should be based on the totality
of the amount that came to the NFF. But we
have never been told and we will now be told
how it has been used.
"We will be told why for over the years it has
been the same marketing firm that is brokering
deals between NFF and Glo. The NFF has a
marketing department that they can deal directly
with any sponsor without going through any
agent. The agent collects 20 percent of whatever
that comes into NFF. Up to 350million Naira was
given this year and the agent took 70million
Naira," he said.
Gaiya maintained that the Nigeria Football
Federation was wrong in slashing the bonuses of
the Super Eagles players.
"If the agent can take 70million Naira and then
we have the players sweating daily to get us the
glory. I disagree if you tell me that the best way
to save cost is to slash the players’ allowance.
The best thing would have been to slash the
commission that the so called agent or marketer
gets. We are going to view the marketing
agreement between the NFF and whoever is in
charge so that we know how we can protect the
best interest of this country and of the players. “
Gaiya who was taken aback by the reaction from
the Nigeria Football Federation over his comment
on the Super Eagles bonus row said. "My job is
to say it the way it is and I will never join
anybody in unnecessary trading of words. What I
said and I will still say it that the Nigeria
Football Federation did not handle the matter of
the Eagles bonus very well. If you have a son
that you have been giving 10 Naira and all of a
sudden you give him Five Naira, every
responsible son has the right to ask what has
happened to the 10 Naira you used to give him
and it is the duty of the daddy to tell him why it
is no longer 10 but five.
"What I said is that they did not handle the
matter properly and I will say so anywhere.
There is what is called collective bargaining. If it
is because of the players they have the football
federation it means the players are the primary
product of the federation and therefore they
must be able at all times to look at the players,
adjust anything they can and treat them as
partners in progress.
"The truth is that this country is not so poor
that we cannot do what is right. If Nigeria was
willing to pay $10,000 those days, what has
happened to us that we can no longer pay? We
are the ones that appropriate those funds. Were
we told that they have problems that they can
no longer pay? Were we told that they have
resolved with the players and that they have
agreed to collect the $5000? Were we told that if
we budget for $10,000 for a win and the day we
don't get the win what happens to the balance,”
Gaiya asked.

- http://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/4093/nigeria/2013/07/08/4102937/house-of-representatives-to-probe-nff-over-padmozi-fifa?ICID=HP_HN_2

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