braine: I personally don't like the idea• They played as Nigerians and not as Imo people• Besides they didn't win the cup or score those goals alone• They should all be rewarded as a team•

hopelink1: sentiment and greediness will kill ndigbo. u reward ur indigenes, what about others? aliyu of niger state rewarded all of them.mr okorocha thou hath foolish

Mr Aboki:

[b]It would still be a problem..

The Nigerian Governors have all turned to Donatus. They disburse state funds as if its theirs to spend as they like.

YEAH!! Its okay for Okorocha to take state funds and dash footballers.. But Stella Oduah takes Ministry funds and buys bulletproof car for the Ministry and you scream blue murder.

How many times do you see American governors and Presidents sharing state funds with reckless abandon?! If Okorocha goes to Church, he dashes the Church a bus and some millions, all from state coffers.. Time to fix roads, Okorocha has no money.. He has to go borrow. Odili in Rivers State shared so many busses to groups and praise singers that came to the Government house for free. All state money.

Its bloody wrong!! It may seem okay to you now, but such habits have to stop!



State money is for all... Expenses must be planned for and monies used properly for the state..



If you see no problems with this, then you should not see a problem with Stell Oduah buying Beemers with Ministry money!

Kc3000: All these disingenuously enraged "patriots" screaming tribalism, please be reminded that Rochas did not reward all the Igbo players on the team, he showed some love to the boys from Imo state in his capacity as the governor of the state. Absolutely nothing wrong with that. Actually, only the depressed and the cynic would find fault with such a well-disposed gesture.
This is common practice not only in Nigeria, but the world over. After the last Olympics, Michael Phelps and 8 other athletes from Maryland were honored by the state government. Maybe their Igbotic governor in Maryland should have invited the entire U.S olympic contingent to be honored by the state of Maryland. In saner climes, people cheer such developments, but in the upended pattern of typical Nigerian reasoning, some people have mischievously introduced a negative spin to a good story.
The only potential issue here is if the good people of Imo state approve of Rochas' use of state funds in such manner. To the extent of my knowledge, I haven't heard any complaints from them on this issue.

Chamackh: Lolz, yet to see a public officer in Nigeria who has giving to the society more than what Rochas has given, Rochas is not tribal, if he is ,he wouldn't have open Rochas foundation collage at kano, jos, ibadan, owerri and ogboko his home town freely. All this accusation of being tribal shouldn't have come into place.

collynzo2: Ondo state government also rewarded Oboabona specially after the AFCON victory, I didn't see anyone cry because of that. It is not like Okorocha filtered out all the Igbo players and rewarded them, he only rewarded those from his state. You don't have to read tribalism into everything, only a truly tribalistic mind does that.

sunnydayasaba: This has always been d problem wit Nigerian leaders, now its abt the indigene of ur state and not the entire team. Tomorrow u preach team work, why not honour the whole team irrespective of their state of origin, Its a team play not an individual effort....Na wa for this governor.

Kc3000: All these disingenuously enraged "patriots" screaming tribalism, please be reminded that Rochas did not reward all the Igbo players on the team, he showed some love to the boys from Imo state in his capacity as the governor of the state. Absolutely nothing wrong with that. Actually, only the depressed and the cynic would find fault with such a well-disposed gesture.
This is common practice not only in Nigeria, but the world over. After the last Olympics, Michael Phelps and 8 other athletes from Maryland were honored by the state government. Maybe their Igbotic governor in Maryland should have invited the entire U.S olympic contingent to be honored by the state of Maryland. In saner climes, people cheer such developments, but in the upended pattern of typical Nigerian reasoning, some people have mischievously introduced a negative spin to a good story.
The only potential issue here is if the good people of Imo state approve of Rochas' use of state funds in such manner. To the extent of my knowledge, I haven't hear@d any complaints from them on this issue.

Akiika: You all will later be complaining over mismanagement and corruption. Where did the money come from? was it budgeted for? All these politicians just spend public funds as if it is their personal money. While i support that the guys get some form of reward but let private corporations do all of these. What a backward country full of ignoramuses. E be like say everybody head don hit wall for this Nigeria.

braine: I personally don't like the idea• They played as Nigerians and not as Imo people• Besides they didn't win the cup or score those goals alone• They should all be rewarded as a team•

lastmessenger: And they keep shouting one Nigeria

luvable sam: When would trabalism ever stop in Nigeria? Gestures such as this are a common place in Nigeria....
Mr A n B gets a job done, Mr B gets the credit cos he is from a certain area....

Uche was born in Lagos n yet he wudnt be given admission into LASU cos he isn't an 'indigine'

Osas grewup in minna buh he wud neva be employed into the Niger State civil service cos they don't c him as one of them..

When we will stop all this nonsense in Naija??

braine: I personally don't like the idea• They played as Nigerians and not as Imo people• Besides they didn't win the cup or score those goals alone• They should all be rewarded as a team•

dr stone:
This is how a particular group entrenches tribalism n nepotism. Why not reward all the team? What insidous message r yu trying to preach. When ppl single out ur criminality, drugs n money worship tendencies n in particular mention d tribe or state they come from yu cry foul!- that its a nigerian thin. Correct urselves-I Before Others. So dat others don't begin to single yu out for___fill in d blanks!

braine: I personally don't like the idea• They played as Nigerians and not as Imo people• Besides they didn't win the cup or score those goals alone• They should all be rewarded as a team•wots ur biznes

braine:

http://www.channelstv.com/home/2013/11/13/okorocha-rewards-four-imo-born-eaglets-with-cash-and-property/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

braine: I personally don't like the idea• They played as Nigerians and not as Imo people• Besides they didn't win the cup or score those goals alone• They should all be rewarded as a team•

Omojayejaye:
Mr man oboabona came through the ranks in grassroot football development in ondo state osfodec now osfa.mind you he was the captain of sunshine stars b4 moving to turkey..he was a celeb after the nations cup in the state to encourage parents out there..because in this state parents want their children to become lawyers and medical docs check out law and medical schools in naija you will be surprised by the number of students from ondo and ekiti states and in ekiti prof are valued and respected...aluko of hull city is from ekiti but can neva be highly respected compare to a young professor...

braine: I personally don't like the idea• They played as Nigerians and not as Imo people• Besides they didn't win the cup or score those goals alone• They should all be rewarded as a team•

braine: I personally don't like the idea• They played as Nigerians and not as Imo people• Besides they didn't win the cup or score those goals alone• They should all be rewarded as a team•