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Re: PUMA Terminates $2.7m Contract With Nigeria Over Olympics Jersey Saga by Upforgreatness(f): 12:51pm On Aug 05, 2021
Kolaboluv7:
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Why me....?

With all the countries wey full this world na for Nigeria i come find myself..


Sorry na Gaza Syria or Afghanistan u suppose they sorry ehn
Re: PUMA Terminates $2.7m Contract With Nigeria Over Olympics Jersey Saga by ImmaculateSpenc: 1:05pm On Aug 05, 2021
tesseract:

Where is this guy ? He's been very quiet lately...


Which of the guys? Eeeh!!!
Re: PUMA Terminates $2.7m Contract With Nigeria Over Olympics Jersey Saga by Rinolex: 3:14pm On Aug 05, 2021
Tokyo Olympics: Facts About The Puma Contract and Its Aftermath By Chibuike Anyanwu

Yesterday, the media was awash with news about the termination of kits supply contract by Puma to Team Nigeria. The deal signed in 2019 before the appointment of the current Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare was supposed to lapse in 2022. The contract signed by the then leadership of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Ibrahim Gusau had a Non-Disclosure Agreement without the supervision of the Ministry, in total disregard for due process.

Mr Dare on assumption of office discovered that funds for the Puma kits contract was paid into personal accounts and the then Gusau-led AFN signed a confidentiality clause in the contract with PUMA which prevented them from revealing details of the contract to the supervising body,the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development. This is the bone of contention which is antithetical to transparency and accountability mantra of the Buhari administration.

The contract has led to an ongoing legal battle between the sports ministry and Gusau. In addition, Gusau, alongside Sunday Adeleye, technical director of the body, were dragged to court by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for alleged diversion of over $75,000.

Therefore, it becomes pertinent that the Ministry protects Nigerian athletes by refusing to allow them adorn the Puma branded apparel at the on-going Tokyo Olympics because because it is a subject of criminal investigation.

While there has since been a legitimate AFN leadership led by Tonobock Okowa elected by over two-thirds of members since June 2021, the Gusau has continued his campaign of calumny against the Ministry and Nigeria's interest by wilfully sabotaging preparations for the Olympics and expending a whooping N2.7bn to sponsor negative stories in the media. He was responsible for refusing to release details of testing to athletes to ensure that Nigeria fails, and the Minister is disgraced, just because their criminal diversion was stopped in its tracks.

It is quite incongruous that some publications claimed that the Department of State Security (DSS) cleared Gusau of any wrongdoing. That is quite laughable because the DSS is in charge of State Security. Its purview does not extend to investigating criminal matters or corruption allegations. As at today, Gusau has been charged to court by the Police and a "Prima facie" case has been established against him for misapplication of funds and criminal diversion.

It really stands logic on its head that Sunday Dare, a lawyer and seasoned administrator who had served meritoriously as a National Commissioner in Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) amongst other roles in public and private sector would be negligent in his handling of preparations for the Olympics or wilfully bring Nigeria to disrepute in any form.

The crime of the Minister is that he refused to bend the rules and join in the bazaar of sharing the loot, hence Gusau vowed to bring him down, after the emergence of a new board of the Athletics Federation led to his ouster.

Now that the contract has been terminated, let's see how Gusau will refund the $2.7m. Nemesis is catching up sooner than later! [color=#006600][/color][b][/b]
Re: PUMA Terminates $2.7m Contract With Nigeria Over Olympics Jersey Saga by udemzyudex(m): 3:27pm On Aug 05, 2021
NGpatriot:
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Why is this ipob ESN terrorist boring me with his life failure and calamity?

Anti Nigerian losers...

NG patriot my foot, look who is calling someone a loser grin
No be juju be that?
A sore loser calling someone a loser? Ment.
Re: PUMA Terminates $2.7m Contract With Nigeria Over Olympics Jersey Saga by Gmajor(m): 4:33pm On Aug 05, 2021
NGpatriot:
1. To start with, Pama knew Nigeria won't be wearing their products because Nigeria decided to go with Nigeria and a Nigeria sports apparel company called AFA sports so of what relevance is PUMA's contract termination?

2. The president himself unveiled Nigeria's Olympic team outfit as AFA sports,a Nigerian company with Nigerian workers and the first African apparel company to partner with the Olympics.

3. Below is the CEO of AFA Sports, Ugo Udezue.

4 It's always sad to see Nigerians and the usual suspects insult and abuse their own country for looking out for Nigerians and Nigerian workers.

5. Going with AFA sports means Nigerian workers are making Olympics team uniforms for Nigerians and getting paid to put food on the table here in Nigeria instead of families somewhere in Europe.

6. Hating your own country in favor of another country even when they are doing something good is sickness and kolo mentality.

7. Your own country produced the first sports apparel company to partner with the Olympics in the history of the Olympics and you are still sad, mad and upset, you are sitting here insulting and abusing your i n country when in fact you should be proud.

I applaud Nigeria and the president for making history by allowing a Nigerian company to be the first in African and to keep money and jobs right here in Africa.

I'm 100% other African countries are going to be our next customers.

What kind of lazy excuse is this?
Nigeria signed abs defaulted on a contract and this is what you have to say
Re: PUMA Terminates $2.7m Contract With Nigeria Over Olympics Jersey Saga by seangy4konji: 4:44pm On Aug 05, 2021
Sometimes you just wonder why it has to be nigeria of all countries that you have to find yourself in.

Failed nation.
Re: PUMA Terminates $2.7m Contract With Nigeria Over Olympics Jersey Saga by tesseract: 10:56pm On Aug 05, 2021
ImmaculateSpenc:



Which of the guys? Eeeh!!!
The guy whose picture you posted.
Re: PUMA Terminates $2.7m Contract With Nigeria Over Olympics Jersey Saga by siempere(m): 1:57pm On Aug 09, 2021
If only you had a little more sense....if only....
NGpatriot:



Do you wait for any contract to terminate with people that you did not sign contract with in the first place.?

Apply common sense and educate yourself before your next post.

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