Sports Minister, Tammy Dagogo
is at the centre of an alleged movie like scam.
Here are the details
When the Super Eagles of
Nigeria players protested and boycotted the next round games involving France,
President Goodluck Jonathan approved the sum of $3.4million, which Dr Tammy
Danagogo was to take to Brazil to let down frayed nerves of the players.
While the President was
giving out the instructions, Globacom chairman, Dr Mike Adenuga, on the spot
dropped $200,000(N39.8m), which made the full money $3.6million. The President
was elated and thanked Adenuga for the gesture especially for always supporting
sports in the country and especially the Super Eagles.
Afterward the World Cup
money, a total sum of $8.4million was paid by FIFA to Nigeria, after deductions
of expenses incurred by FIFA on the nation’s behalf.
Sources told OrijoReporter
that Dr. Tammy Danagogo had his eye on the money and fraudulently requested
that the entire $3.6million be brought to him by cash for onward transmission
to President Jonathan.
His crazy request was
opposed by NFF chief Accounting officer, Musa Amadu, who insisted on having a
formal order from the NFF President, Amaju Pinnick.
Barrister Chris Green, who
is from the same state with Danagogo was equally against the minister’s request
and threatened to drag everyone involved to the EFCC if the monies were moved
in cash.
After much ado, Amaju
Pinnick was said to have handed over Adenuga’s money($200,000 about N39.8m) to
Dr Danagogo.
Trouble started in the
Glass House over the money after a former FA boss(name withheld) called Chief
Adenuga to thank him for the ‘loan’ which had been returned to him.
It was said that Adenuga
felt insulted because he was not given any money , and reported the matter to
President Jonathan who summoned Danagogo and confronted him.
As we speak now, the
$200,000 had not been returned to the NFF while there is no administrative
evidence to show that the money is with the minister.
As it is, the minister may
not return the money to the NFF while the NFF does not and cannot account for
the money in question.
However, the bottom-line
is the money Chief Adenuga ‘borrowed’ the Super Eagles has been returned, but
it did not get to him, and had left the NFF.
It was further gathered
that when Amaju met the sports minister to discuss the money in order for the
association’s account to be in good stead, he was told by Danagogo that Adenuga
had given him the money as gift.
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