Presidency justifies cash, apartment rewards for Super Falcons

By Paul Dada

Amid criticisms by some Nigerians, the presidency has defended the cash, apartments and national honours bestowed on the Super Falcons of Nigeria.

President Bola Tinubu had on Monday, showered cash, gifts, and conferred national honours on Nigeria’s senior female football team, the Super Falcons and their technical crew.

Tinubu did this at the presidential reception organised in Abuja for the Falcons who won the Women African Cup of Nations which held in Morocco.

The President said his administration was giving each of the players the naira equivalent of 100,000 USD while the team officials would each get the naira equivalent of N50,000 USD.

Each member of the team was also given a three-bedroom apartment within the Renewed Hope Estate in Abuja.

The President conferred the honour of the Officer of the Order of Niger (OON) on both the players and the the team officials.

Defending the rewards, Special Adviser to the President (Information and Strategy), Bayo Onanuga,  wrote on social media. He said, “When you remember that Multichoice, the organiser 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. President Tinubu has rewarded excellence, creativity, hard work, soccer artistry and the undying Nigerian spirit.”