A friend of mine posted this on facebook and I feel I should share it, because it baffles me that our dear country Nigeria treat her heroes this way he wrote thus
'These are pictures of the mother of one of Super Eagles' all time best players, Rashidi Yekini. She's selling soft drinks and pure water at Ijagbo, a town in Kwara State. All Yekini left was a house in Ibadan and another in Ijagbo. If you remember, he was diagnosed of having issues of depression and giving away all his properties to strangers just before his demise. This woman claims she's not healthy and is actually struggling to keep body and soul together. Rashidi Yekini is Nigeria's all time top scorer with 37 goals and represented the team from 1983 to 1998.
If this is how Nigeria treats her legends' family after their demise, then, why serve with love, strength and faith when the country won't give us a dose of that? Respect they say is reciprocal. For a player that represented the super Eagles for 15 years, much more is expected when he's gone. I remember a kongi ball was placed on his head during his burial and this is just one of many.
Samuel Okwaraji's family members especially the old woman he left behind keeps complaining bitterly. This was a man that travelled with his personal money from his base in Belgium to Nigeria for matches. He died during the course of a game in 1989 in Lagos against Angola and except for Fashola giving his family 500k when he was Governor of Lagos State, I doubt if nothing has ever been done. Sardonic!
Stephen Keshi is dead and the NFF has failed to fulfill any of their promises including his burial arrangements. Luckily, he has grown kids who are old enough to look after themselves and their parents' investments after their demise. The Big Boss represented Nigeria from 1980 to 1994 as a player when he won two African Cup of Nations titles and as a coach in 2013 where he won the same title as a coach. He equalled Nigeria's best ever finish in the World Cup in 2014 and his demise hasn't brought with it, any glorified respect. Nigeria! Hmmm!
Many internationals are dead! Many careers are gone! I remember Vera Okolo; a fast, talented, young Super Falcon winger who got injured in a competition. All she needed was a surgery but her country won't give her one. That was the end of her career.
Many internationals are dead and are forgotten totally with those they left behind not looked after. If Nigeria owes me a penny, I will collect it, not after what I've seen with the treatment of pensioners!
The Super Falcons have a right to stand strong and ask for their demands. They worked for it and must be paid and respected. The Super Eagles made sure their bonuses were paid before playing against France at the World Cup. These women can do same. Don't leave that hotel nor drop the trophy and continue to disgrace Nigeria openly till something changes!'
# istandbytheSuperFalcons source:balogun ridwanadetayo