The family of late Rashidi Yekini on Tuesday said they were yet to get the N30,000 month to month payment guaranteed by the administration of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
The NFF board driven by Amaju Pinnick had swore to help the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare's profession to put Yekini's mom and that of late Samuel Okwaraji, with month to month payments of N10,000 each.
The sister to late Rashidi Yekini, Simiat, on June 16 told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the minister had reclaimed his guarantee and the family had gotten the allowance for May.
In any case, she said that the family had not gotten notification from the NFF.
NAN reviews that the NFF had at precisely 3.48 p.m. on May 7, declared by means of its official Twitter handle that it would support the minister with an extra N30,000 month to month, however the body is yet to pay the family.
NFF reporting the choice to help the minister's declaration.
In the tweet, the NFF declared: “In furtherance to, and in appreciation of, the recent pronouncement of the HM Sports @SundayDareSD to put the mothers of late ex-internationals Sam Okwaraji and Rashidi Yekini on a monthly stipend,
“the NFF has decided to support this noble initiative with a further monthly stipend of N30k to each of the two matriarchs.
“In addition, the NFF will henceforth review the situation of surviving mothers of our ex-internationals that died in active service for the country and resolve what to do for them on monthly basis.”
When reached, the NFF Director of Media and Communications, Ademola Olajire, requested that NAN talk with the organization's General Secretary, Muhammed Sanusi.
In any case, the NFF recorder scrutinized the method of reasoning behind the discoveries.
Mr Sanusi likewise looked to realize who made the guarantee and who was cited when the choice was declared.
He included that in the event that "it is the Director of Communications, that is accountable for the Social Media, at that point you ask him.
"These are not questions that should go to the General Secretary legitimately, we have duties and we permit individuals to do their obligations.
"So you have your associate, the Director of Media and Communications, it is his obligation".
One beneficiary dies
In the interim, one of the proposed beneficiary of the NFF guarantee, Jane Okwaraji, had passed on Monday.
NAN reports that Patrick Okwaraji, sibling to the previous player, had composed a letter advising the NFF and the Nigerian Football group of the demise of the 83-year-old resigned teacher.
In the letter, the Okwaraji family uncovered that Jane Okwaraji, additionally a community chief and faithful Christian, gave to the incredible past after a short disease.
"It is with all out accommodation to God that the group of David Okwaraji (late) wishes to pass on the notification of the tranquil progress of our mom, Mrs Jane Okwaraji, to you.
"Mrs Jane Okwaraji died at her home at Enugu after a concise ailment," the letter read to some degree.
NAN reviews that Dare had on May 7 reported that the service of youth and sports advancement would put the moms of the two late Super Eagles players, Rashidi Yekini and Samuel Okwaraji, on a month to month payment of N10,000.
A delegate of the minister, Olaitan Shittu, reported this when he conveyed the Minister's Ramadan endowments to late Yekini's mom, Alhaja Sikiratu, during the last Ramadan fast in Ijagbo, close to Offa in Kwara.
The minister likewise gave N50,000 as a component of the Ramadan blessing to the old woman.during the function.
(NAN)
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