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,You amused me when you were asking for links,most times,it takes 24 hrs for shiit to get on the net this side of the globe

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,thanks guys,I don hear.It's just that he is injured and could be out for a long time,that's it and we need RVP badly in the squad and I can't imagine ,,,,,,,

Govt to probe FIFA U-17 fiesta finances


VICE President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said that the Federal Government would probe the finances of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the FIFA Under-17 tournament to ensure that all funds spent during the hosting of the football event are in accordance with the extant rules and regulations guiding such expenditure.

He will meet this week with all the relevant agencies involved in organising the tournament, and "if anybody mismanages government funds, definitely the law will catch up with him or her," he warned.

Jonathan also asked Nigerians not to be too sad at the loss of the Golden Eaglets, saying that the nation's qualification for the senior Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) World Cup scheduled to hold next year in South Africa should help ameliorate the pains of the junior team's defeat.

He said that though the Swiss team which won the gold were technically "a little better, but in terms of skills, we even played a little better. But somehow, we were unfortunate. That is why some of us were sad."

Jonathan, who spoke after opening the ninth edition of the Honorary International Investment Council (HIIC) at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said: "From the history of this country, there is nothing you do that you would not have controversy. We have had CHOGM. We have had All Africa Games. And at the end of any major event, there is always accusations and counter-accusations with the management of funds. I have discussed with Mr. President and we have agreed that we will make everything transparent and let every Nigerian know. The present administration believes in transparency and the rule of law.

"What we have decided is that at the end of the tournament, all the expenditures will be audited and people will know. You heard when the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was talking about the bank MDs (managing directors). If there were mismanagement of funds, fine. They will account for it. If anybody mismanages government funds, definitely the law will catch up with him or her. We are going to do that. And luckily, we concluded with the tournament yesterday. And within this week, I am going to meet with the relevant agencies. They will make sure that how they spent the money is made known because professional auditors will look at it.

"And if there are things they have bought (vehicles, computers etc), definitely, we will know the number and we will sell to Nigerians at reduced rates. There were stories of people sharing vehicles. Nobody can take any vehicle because the vehicles are bought for the tournament. And at the end of the tournament, these vehicles will be sold at reduced prices. Nobody can take any vehicle.

"There are also reports that some people have not been paid. I believe they have not even exhausted the funds given to them. We will look into that and if we are satisfied, there is no way we will allow an individual who invested money to lose. But I can assure you that we will look into their expenditure pattern. If anybody mismanages funds, the relevant authorities will look into that."

He added: "At the beginning of the tournament, especially those of us who knew about it, were involved. The circumstances of the Eaglets were known. We packaged that team less than three months before the tournament because of the use of MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) that disqualified most of the players that would have been used. These young boys were packaged and they stayed together for less than two months. These other teams that we met with have been together for upward of eight months. They have played matches within their countries and they have even exposed them to international matches before coming to Nigeria. Our own, we couldn't expose them to that level.

"So, at the beginning of that tournament, some of us were even praying and even looking at the history of the tournament, this U-17 tournament. No country hosts it and goes that far. Most of the countries that hosted it are normally flogged out. Because of our circumstances, we were praying that look, we are hosting, let them not disgrace us out at lower level. Let us climb to some reasonable level. Even me, I never expected us to reach the final level; truly speaking. Ordinarily, if it were a race like 100 metres where you line up all these countries and say, run, and Nigeria got the second, we would all have been jubilating. The rule in football tournament is that we do elimination gradually. Immediately you play at the semi-final and qualify, the second position is assumed. What you are going for is the gold. If you don't get it, it looks like all is lost.

"Definitely, we are all happy at the level these boys took us. We have to use this opportunity to thank Nigerians both the youths and the adults for the massive support they gave to the Eaglets. Really, we have nothing to lose. Initially, when we played with Germany, it was not interesting to the extent that they even booed our players. Even when they were singing our national anthem, they even booed. But along the line, the boys picked up and everybody gave them support. Really, we have nothing to lose. Especially, this tournament came on Sunday, the previous day, Saturday, we qualified to go to South Africa. And so, it is not lost.

"For us and indeed all Nigerians, for the World Cup to be hosted by an African country for the first time without Nigeria would have been like a basket of sour grapes. So, we are quite happy that the Super Eagles will go there with the Nigerian flag, at least the national anthem and the Nigerian flag will be hoisted in South Africa and that alone is something. Definitely, government is going to work with the National Sports Commission (NPC) and Nigerian Footbal Association (NFA) to make sure that the team we are going with will have to be well prepared. I want to use this opportunity to thank Governor Rotimi Amaechi's presidential team that helped to package the Super Eagles. Without them, the Super Eagles would not have gone to the level they reached. We will make sure we work hard so that our performance in South Africa will be like the ones of the Golden Eaglets."

However, The Guardian recently reported that the fear of embezzlement and high level of fraudulent activities earlier expressed by many Nigerians before the kick-off of the U-17 World Cup was rife, following allegations of sharp practices rocking the organisation of the championship.

And not ready to pay for the 'sins' of alleged financial recklessness by chairmen of the various committees and Sub-seats, the Sports Minister, Sani Ndanusa, ordered that henceforth, no money should be released until retirement of the previous ones are effected, The Guardian learnt.

But this stand by the minister seemed not to have gone down well with the chairmen of the various committees and Sub-seats. They accused the minister (Ndanusa) as well as the Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the LOC, Mainasara Illo, saying that the duo have more explanations to give to Nigerians on how the sum of N12.1 billion said to have been released by the Federal Government so far for the tournament was spent.

A top official of the LOC in Abuja told The Guardian that the disagreement, if not nipped in the bud as quickly as possible, may escalate into a full scale war between the Minister and some angry committee chairmen and sub-seats. "And this will not be good enough for the image of the country, especially now that FIFA officials are still around and attention of the entire world is focused on Nigeria,"

http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/news/article01//indexn2_html?pdate=171109&ptitle=Govt%20to%20probe%20FIFA%20U-17%20fiesta%20finances

redsun:
But who in the first place suggested ibori should be a convocation speaker?

redsun:
Even university professors are not exempted from the canker-worms of corruption and immoralities,what a damnation.

Good question.I'm completely dissappointed in the authorities of UNIBEN that suggested the criminal ibori to be their convocation speaker in the first place

I suspect someone is high on dry grass,but I don't know who it is,out of Obama and the OP

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Which facts are you getting straight here?my fact's that RVP has a broken ankle from Chiellini's tackle,what's your fact Mr Factsbosky
I'm pissed already by the news so please don't try to straighten anything,EXCEPT YOU WANNA STRAIGHTEN RVPs ankle so he can be back in action next week

kola oloye:
Amodu is not a world class coach.

I agree,plus he's very arrogant and I'm not a fan of his

~Sauron~:
Amodu should be sacked this week.
The NFF should move swiftly and hire a foreign manager.

Under very normal and ideal circumstances,this would've been a fait accompli,however those goats at the NFF/NFA have a dubious arrangement with Amodu(concerning making returns on allowances,estacodes even salary) so this won 't happen;unfortunately

simmy:
Im so sorry. Reading the posts of some 9jerians who think that Amodu should take us to the world cup simply because we have qualified,

O boy,it's more a case of knowing he wont be sacked and deciding not to waste my time calling for it therefore.Truth be told,Amodu lacks the technical,managerial,psychological competence to take us to WOZA 2010.He would howevr remain arrogant ,abusive and confrontational because of the useless backing he's getting from those NFA idiots,my solution is simple,strike the NFF cabal and Amodu will dissappear with his big eye balls to Ranchers bees

Pennywise:
Doesnt it tell a lot about the Nigerian media that it will take Sahara Reporters to make this revelation while the abundant mainstream 'objective' media that is on the ground simply ignores it?

Please drum it into the blocked ears of those NLanders who will never see anything good in saharareporters

Pennywise:
I cant think of any where else but Nigeria where a common thieving shop attendant and his shoplifting wife (as recently as in 1993!!) will become multibillionaires, occupy the center stage of national discourse and manipulate the press so openly and so clearly.

It's such a shame

switch47:
Mahatma Gandhi says
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” SWITCH Says- Whatever Maryam and her Huband must have done, let him who is without sin be the first to cast a stone-----There are better ways to show Displeasure at peoples's past deeds and its effect. The way one does it goes a long way to show what we ourselves are deep down. it is in this we know the differnce between mature and childish rant, between mindless Urttrances and intelligently voiced reservation. it is not Only what we say that convey a message but HOW WE SAY IT!! most times how people say it defeats the purpose of what said by showing that deep down they are worse than the object!!

Mannnnnnnnn,switch I never knew you were this deep,big ups bro

I'm so shocked and ashamed of ALL the wicked posts on this thread made against this woman (even in death allegedly),some people really are really something else

fowler:
Uniben Staff And Students Reject Ibori As Convocation Speaker

So? make we start to dey celebrate, abi? Put him in jail, then we'll celebrate,

Putiing the grand thief called Ibori will take a while but steps like these are very encouraging,can you imagine how the society will be if Ibori and his type are treated with odium by the society at large;schools,governments,churches,hospitals,teh corporate world etc

So let's applaud this move and wait for the day he gets sent to where he rightly belongs,JAIL then we can pop the exotics,,,,,

Now that we have qualified for WOZA 2010,I guess I'll wait a bit till the draws are made so I know in which cities Nigeria will be playing,however my summer hotel reservation in Randburg will remain intact;just in case

tkb417:
amodu shld be made assistant to a world class coach

Let's go with Amodu and his arrogance,my concern is more with the crooks at the NFF than with Amodu (even with all his short-comings)

I heard RVP has got himself injured again,he was chasing a through ball and that chiellini guy just hacked him down,I feared for scenarios like this when they were embarking on the international break.I hope  it's not going to be as bad as they've touted cos he's been superlative so far this season,he's our leading striker,2nd assist guy,most potent in front of goal,our best free kick taker from the right wing,and,,,,,,,,,,,,,ahh how can I forget,he's the number one nemesis of the chavs.
Dear God of all the earth,please heal RVPs ankle and grant him a very quick recovery so he won't miss out of the clash against the chavs

What does he intend to go and speak about
How to be a common thief and grow to become looter of state treasury??

The games are officially over,now what?
Can we now settle down quickly to look at the books of Mainasara Iloh and his fellow crooks at the LOC?EFCC,ease up on the bank CEOs,LOC stinks

Then games are officially over,now what?

Did I hear you say 100k balance,like it's some form of buying and selling legt biz,boy the Nigerian police is a disgrace

In one word;Nairaland

Translation;Web forum of every

Engaging

Addictive

Complete

It's ALL OVER IN MAPUTO,I'll naturalise as a Mozambiqan  

Thanks for proving TB Joshua wrong,that impostor wanted to claim the glory

Goalllllllllllllllllllllll Martinssssssssssssssss

and with Tunisia trailing Mozambique 0-1 @ Maputo,it's South Africa HERE WE COME

TB Joshua is a BLOODY FAKE

Minus injury time,it's still goaless in Maputo with 10' to play

It's still 0-0 in Maputo with 15 minutes to go

Na wa oo,una no go let pessin post
And what's all the yeye noise about TB Joshua,make we hear word abeg
He said 3-1 to Nigeria,and 1-2 against Kenya,from what I'm seeing,this game could end 4-1 in favour of 9ja

Goallllllllll no 2

Goalllllllllllllllll

Yoboooo ahhhhhhhhhh

62' played in Maputo,it's still Mozambique 0 - Tunisia 0