By Michael Agbaji
The Chairman ad hoc Committee on investigation of the faceoff between N FF and Super falcons Hon Blessing Onuh says,her are waiting for the relevant documents to the committee conclude their job.
Hon. Onuh stated this today when the management of Nigeria football federation NFF lead by the president Ibrahim Gusua and the secretary general Muhammed Sanusi met with the committee at the National Assembly in Abuja.
According to her, we are given opportunity to all the stockholders to appear before this ad-hoc committee for fear hearing and come up with the recommendations that will bring the lasting solutions, “she said committee is witch-hunt anybody in the case of it assignment”
The committee also expressed dismay over the accumulated allowances of local coaches over time. According to the probe panel, while NFF is owning local coaches allowances, their foreign counterparts were fully paid.
The President of NFF, Ibrahim Gusau did not provide any specific details why they paid foreign coaches 100% allowances but unable to pay the salary and allowance of the local coaches.
The NFF Secretary General, Muhammad Sanusi said his salary and allowance were being paid by FIFA and that he was not affected in the delay of the payment of salary and allowance of players and workers.
On why the NFF delayed the payment of allowances of Super Falcons, Gusau said part of their allowances has been paid last week.
According him, the Naira component of their allowances has been paid but the dollar component is yet to be paid. He said it takes a long time to process the dollar component.
Hon. Blessing Onuh who said the investigation will still continue, however calls for sincere commitment to the development sports in Nigeria.
The daughter of the former Senate President, Senator David Mark had on Wednesday summoned the NFF President, Gusau to unfailingly appear before the probe panel on Thursday, Today.
The committee adjourned to Wednesday next week
An ad hoc committee of the House of Representatives has condemned the non-appearance of the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Gusau, at the ongoing investigation into the non-payment of allowances to the members of the Super Falcon.
