NFF Yet To Fulfil N30,000 Monthly Stipend Promised Late Yekini’s Mother

NFF Yet To Fulfil N30,000 Monthly Stipend Promised Late Yekini’s Mother

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The family of late Rashidi Yekini on Tuesday said they were yet to receive the N30,000 monthly stipend promised by the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

The NFF board led by Amaju Pinnick had pledged to support the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare’s pronouncement to place late Rashidi Yekini’s mother and that of late Samuel Okwaraji, with monthly stipends of N10,000 each.

The sister to late Rashidi Yekini, Simiat, on June 16 confirmed to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the minister had redeemed his promise and the family had received the stipend for May.

However, she said that the family has not heard from the NFF despite their promise.

NAN recalls that the NFF had at exactly 3.48 p.m on May 7, announced via its official Twitter handle that it would support the minister with an additional N30,000 monthly, but the body is yet to pay the family.

NFF announcing the decision to support Minister’s pronouncement In the tweet, the NFF declared: “In furtherance to, and in appreciation of, the recent pronouncement of the HM Sports @SundayDareSD to put the mothers of late ex-internationals Sam Okwaraji and Rashidi Yekini on a monthly stipend,

“The NFF has decided to support this noble initiative with a further monthly stipend of N30k to each of the two matriarchs.

“In addition, the NFF will henceforth review the situation of surviving mothers of our ex-internationals that died in active service for the country and resolve what to do for them on a monthly basis.”

The NFF Director of Media and Communications, Mr Ademola Olajire, asked NAN to speak with the federation’s General Secretary, Dr Muhammed Sanusi.

However, the NFF scribe questioned the rationale behind the findings.

Sanusi also sought to know who made the promise and who was quoted when the decision was announced.

He added that if “it is the Director of Communications, that is in charge of the Social Media, then you ask him.

“These are not questions that should come to the General Secretary directly, we have responsibilities and we allow people to do their responsibilities.

“So you have your colleague, the Director of Media and Communications, it is his responsibility”.

Meanwhile, one of the proposed beneficiaries of the NFF promise, Mrs Jane Okwaraji, had died on May 23.

NAN