“The Presidency has made arrangements to pay the salary arrears of the coach of the Super Eagles Stephen Keshi on or before next week,”said Abdullahi.
“We (sports ministry) don’t have the responsibility of paying the coaches. The federation has that responsibility, but the government cannot say let the federation handle it on their own anymore. Since it was not in our budget, I had to appeal to the Presidency and everything should be cleared soon.”
Abdullahi however blamed Keshi for not bringing the matter to his notice when it became evident his employers were broke and could not afford to pay him.
Keshi and his assistants are yet to be paid since they led the Super Eagles to Africa Cup of Nations triumph in South Africa early this year.
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