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The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Tuesday defended the reward package given to the Super Falcons following their victory at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco.

Onanuga, in a post on his X handle, expressed surprise at the criticism from some Nigerians over the presidential rewards, questioning why the gesture was being met with disapproval.

He drew a comparison with the BBNaija reality show, pointing out that its winner receives a N150 million grand prize.

“When you remember that Multichoice, the organizer of the BBNaija reality show, is offering the winner ₦150 million grand prize, you wonder why some Nigerians are unappreciative of President Tinubu’s rewards to the Super Falcons,” Onanuga wrote.

“President Tinubu has rewarded excellence, creativity, hard work, soccer artistry, and the undying Nigerian spirit.”

DAILY POST reported President Bola Tinubu offered each player a cash reward of $100,000 and each coach and support staff member $50,000. He also conferred the national honour of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) on all 24 players and 11 technical crew members.

Additionally, each member of the team will receive a three-bedroom apartment under the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Housing Scheme.

TimeManager:
The Falcons would be shocked seeing some Nigerians being unreasonable and childishly bitter, those who are yet to get over the election loss. The Falcons, national team players in other sports and lovers of sports will henceforth start to disassociate themselves with these set of people. Following Me President's gesture, I have seen young girls who are encouraged to look around their neighborhood for a football field or academy to kick off their career, some of whom had thought they only had to be on TikTok twerking and showing some skin. Now they believe they can be rewarded by their country if they put in the hard work. I have also heard parents saying their daughters have to play football.
God bless President Tinubu, God bless Nigeria.


-Kiss the truth!

Mariangeles:
I commend Tinubu for rewarding the girls.

That was how it used to be until tight fisted Buhari came and changed things.

NastiLord:
The money is too small sef. I'm not a fan of Tinubu but I really commend him for this kindness. Some of those girls are from poor home who the family members are looking up to them for survival. I doff my heart fot BAT and the governors forum but my vote remains for His Excellency Peter Obi

Felaincarnated:
Reward don big pass d tournament prize
$100k x 23 Players= $2.3m
$50k x 11 Technical crews= $550k
CAF WINNER PRIZE=$1M.
Plus you plus tinubu plus onanuga una 3 no well at all

owobokiri:
Onanuga talks like an angry housewife..
This issue should not have been blown out of proportion with his crude interjections. Once he senses that the opposition is on an issue, he jumps in unguarded. Watch as this topic starts to make the global headlines because of the prominence he just brought to it. A non issue that should have been allowed to die a natural death..
You let the sleeping dog lie in some cases.
His involvement in this issue will only make it a bigger story and may demoralise the players.
Onanuga acts like a very untrained media upstart.
A bundle of disappointment.