Obi Chastises FG Over Failure To Pay Super Eagles Players Match Bonuses 

By Joseph Sunday 

Mr Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections in Nigeria has chastised the Federal Government over its failure to pay the match bonuses of the Super Eagles players despite qualifying for a quarter final ticket against Algeria for Sunday.

Obi on his facebook page few hours ago described the development as an embarrassment to Nigerians at home and in diaspora, and call for an end to it.

In his own words, Mr Peter Obi queried why Nigeria can’t get through a day without a troubling news in the country.

Continuing, Peter Obi said, “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. Nigeria must learn to fulfill its obligations”.

He however expressed hope that a new Nigeria is possible.