NFF owes workers 5-month salaries

By Albert Akota

The news emanating from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) should have better be imagined rather than being a reality; this follows the allegations that the Football house owes its workers five months salaries.
Report on how the NFF had celebrated Sponsors and Partners in the year 2018 last Thursday in Lagos, for their contributions to the development of football in Nigeria.
The NFF President, Amaju Pinnick had boasted that the NFF could beat its chest anywhere that it is 60-65% self-funded, saying that corporate Nigeria’s support for Nigerian Football had improved significantly over the years.
The NFF actually celebrated its numerous sponsors in Lagos for their morale and financial support. At the occasion were big wigs and representatives of AITEO Group, Coca-Cola, Nigerian Breweries PLC, Amstel Malta, Zenith Bank PLC, Tropical and General Investments, WAPIC Insurance PLC, Cadbury Nigeria PLC, Emzor Pharmaceuticals, FrieslandCampina WAMCO and Simba Group (TVS: Official Motorcycle and Tricycle Partner of the Super Eagles, among others.
Also, the Amaju Pinnick-led NFF is said to owe Super Eagles Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr two months salaries.
According to the source, Rohr is yet to get his bonuses for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification and his salary for two months. “It’s evident that Gernot Rohr is not happy that the NFF has not paid his 2018 World Cup qualification bonus over a year after qualifying the Eagles for the competition in Russia,” the source stated.
The source added that virtually everybody involved in the Super Eagles’ qualification for the World Cup (assistant coaches and backroom staff), have been paid. It was alleged that the contractual agreement signed between Rohr and the NFF is gradually being breached by the Pinnick-led NFF for ‘failing’ to pay the coach’s October and November salaries.
Reacting to the development, the Secretary General of the body, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, saidthat he (Dr. Mohammed Sanusi) is being owed five months salary.
On Rohr’s salary the NFF General Secretary, said: “Did he (Gernot Rohr) complained to anybody that he has not been paid his salary? “How many media houses have paid their journalists and other staffers in their organisations since seven months ago? Gernot Rohr is paid his salary or not, should not be a public issue. Everybody, including Rohr has been paid his or her World Cup bonuses.
The Super Eagles Team Secretary can confirm that no one is still being owed any bonus.”
Continuing, Sanusi roared; “I am being owed five months salaries, and nobody cares about my survival. Yes. I’ve not been paid my salary since five months now.”
“We have not seen this type of treatment and administration since over 18 years some of us have been working here.”Sanusi said.