Special Adviser to the President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, has defended the recent cash reward showered on Super Falcons for winning the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations for a record 10th time.
The Super Falcons staged a remarkable comeback, overturning a 2–0 deficit to defeat host nation Morocco 3–2 in Saturday night’s final in Rabat.
In appreciation for the honor the Super Falcons have done the country, President Tinubu splashed $100,000 (in Naira equivalent of N153million) on each of the 23 players while their coaches and backroom staff equally got $50,000 each. In addition to national honor of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON), each of the recipients also got a three bedroom apartment in the Renewed Hope Estate in the Federal Capital, Abuja.
In response to criticism from some Nigerians on social media regarding the scale of the rewards, Mr. Onanuga took to his verified X (formerly Twitter) account, @aonanuga1956, to defend the President’s actions
He reiterated that President Tinubu’s gesture was a celebration of “excellence, creativity, hard work, soccer artistry and the undying Nigerian spirit.”
“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.
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