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Shehu Dikko is not telling the truth about the FIFA Goal Project. He was the key decision-maker when the project was constructed inside the Abuja National Stadium. If everything was done correctly, let him name the contractor and show Nigerians the project documents — that is the only way to prove transparency.

It is deceptive for him to compare today’s dollar rate with 2015. That is a tactic to make the funds look small. In 2015, the FIFA Goal Project funding was more than sufficient to deliver meaningful football development infrastructure across Nigeria.

We must also ask an important question:
Did FIFA know the local contractors who handled this project?
Most times in Nigeria, officials handpick contractors themselves and then present them to FIFA for approval. How would FIFA know or select contractors they have no relationship with? So those responsible locally must be held accountable for the choices they made.

Nigerians deserve honesty, documentation, and accountability for every single kobo intended for the growth of our football — especially for grassroots development.

Where is Baba Iroko tree Bode George?

This three set of person keep setting traps for d party and PDP keep falling on d trap

The main problem will have in Nigeria is that our journalist does not make any investigation before inviting this people so they will know the right questions to ask until they start doing that nothing is going to work in Nigeria

PDP is a stupid party and the party is not qualify to rule Nigeria any longer. A matter can only be treated as an internal affairs if it is challenged by an outsider. But if it is challenged by members of the party, then it must be treated on merit.

Seun, your political diagnosis of PDP is aptly described as that. It’s very unfortunate! But who cares to listen even way back when FCT Minister HE Nyesom Wike predicted today’s judgement [anybody can say anything about the outcome justifying that Nigeria still have good Judicial system]. But nobody took him seriously. The leadership of PDP are recalcitrant and playing the ostrich; and self inflicted damage, and it will continue to hurt them down till they call a sped a sped, lest, it goes down.
Again, the Ministry of Sport is another Ministry doing so much but saying so little. These are the Ministers that are not talking and telling Nigerians what they are doing; but are extremely doing well. If they have given their score Cards, perhaps HE Peter Obi wouldn’t have gone sensational to press over issues that were properly documented as proved and are in progress.Advisedly, all docile Ministers should emulate The FCT Minister who on monthly basis tell Nigerians what they are doing; to avoid negative publicity; and take off huge responsibility from PBAT or from the Federal Government; whereas the problem is with the serving Ministers and subnational Governors. The President should consider sacking any Minister who does not present a Monthly scorecards to Nigerians; while the States should hold their Governor’s accountable.

Forget PDP in 2027. The best for them is to gently go and support ADC for Atiku and obi to kick out this crooks in power. Then come back to reorganized in 2031. Else they will be jokers even after election.

PDP is falling and Wike is smiling.
It is well.

The Judiciary and mostly this justice Omotosho is the biggest problem Nigeria is facing…mr structure has his remote control…9ja don go

Football matches are fixed

It suppose to be mandatory to all this appointees, Ministers, Law makers, Governors, President. Service Chiefs, IGP, EFCC and so on should be coming to media's monthly to report the situation of things within their various leadership…most especially Minister of Agriculture. And whoever that's not capable to give report each and every month should honorably resign his position we should appoint people with capacity

This. Omotosho should be eliminated

Dr. Seun , you are the best political journalist in Nigeria, I like the way you took the PDP ma to task. The opposition should wake up.

Anytime I hear this Justice Omotosho
I will know that the Rest is History 😂😂😂😂😂

Nigeria’s Sports Scandal: How Misappropriation Hides Behind “Protecting the System”

Every day, it becomes clearer that Nigeria is not just governed by corruption it is built on it. The country operates like a well-organized crime scene where those responsible for national rot are either in government, benefiting from government, or shielding those who loot it. The recent revelations about the FIFA Forward Funds meant for building two mini-stadiums in Nigeria perfectly expose how deep the rot has gone.
In a televised interview, the Chairman of the National Sports Commission who effectively functions as Nigeria’s Minister of Sports was asked a simple question about transparency and accountability in light of recent controversies. His response was both revealing and disturbing. He said he had instructed the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to publish the agreement on their website. Yet, in the same breath, he admitted that the entire process began while he himself was still at the NFF. That alone is a textbook case of conflict of interest.
Worse still, he openly declared that his duty is to “protect the system,” not to investigate possible fraud or corruption. Imagine that the head of a public agency responsible for ensuring proper management of funds sees his job as defending the very system suspected of wrongdoing.
FIFA released funds in 2016 under its “FIFA Forward” program to help Nigeria build two mini-stadiums with proper seating and facilities. But according to the Chairman, actual work didn’t begin until 2020 four years later because of “internal processes,” including delays in land acquisition and documentation. These excuses are as old as Nigerian corruption itself. The truth is simple: when money is held up for years without use, its value depreciates, its purpose is compromised, and its impact is destroyed. That alone is misappropriation.
When pressed on where the money went, he first claimed that the NFF never received any funds. Moments later, he contradicted himself by saying the money was sent to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), which then released it to contractors approved by the NFF. If that is true, who monitored the contractors? Where are the detailed records of expenditure cement, sand, materials, labor costs, or even seating installations? None of these are available to the public. The “stadiums” in question turned out to be little more than open playing fields no stands, no facilities, no infrastructure. Yet, over $1.2 million was reportedly sunk into one of these projects in Delta State.
The Chairman also boasted that the accounts were audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the same firm that audits FIFA globally. But if so, why is the audit report not published online for Nigerians to see? Why did he only instruct that the “agreement” be uploaded after the scandal broke? Transparency after exposure is not transparency, it’s damage control.
To make matters worse, he admitted on live TV that another FIFA-funded project is currently underway, but again, no one knows the details no publication, no record, no oversight. This pattern of secrecy and self-contradiction only reinforces one conclusion: both the National Sports Commission and the NFF are complicit in mismanaging FIFA Forward Funds.
Let’s understand what misappropriation of funds really means. It isn’t only when someone steals all the money. It also includes situations where public funds are delayed, diverted, poorly planned, or inefficiently used. When $1.2 million meant to develop mini-stadiums ends up building open fields or sits idle for four years due to bureaucratic deceit that is misappropriation. When government officials lie on national television and contradict themselves to cover up inefficiency that is complicity.
What happened with the FIFA Forward Funding is a clear case of official dishonesty and moral decay. If this were China, as some observers have noted, such negligence and deception would have landed several officials in prison. But in Nigeria, they appear on television to defend the indefensibleclaiming to “protect the system,” when in fact, the system itself is the problem.
Until Nigerians demand and enforce real accountability, these cycles of deceit will continue. Because in Nigeria, corruption does not hide in the shadows,it sits comfortably in government offices, goes on air to explain itself, and still expects applause.