Super Falcons: Presidency replies critics of Tinubu’s largesse

Super Falcons: Presidency replies critics of Tinubu’s largesse

The Presidency has defended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent cash reward to the Super Falcons, following mixed public reactions on social and mainstream media platforms.

In a post shared on his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle, @aonanuga1956, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, explained that the President did what a grateful nation should do.

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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President had on Monday announced monetary rewards, approving the Naira equivalent of $100,000 (approximately N153 million) for each player and $50,000 (N75.6 million), for each member of the coaching crew, totalling N4,503,600,000.

Super Falcons: Presidency replies critics of Tinubu’s largesse