Chelsea’s double: National Assembly to honour Mikel

All roads will lead to the National Assembly on June 19, when the House of Representative Committee on Sports will honour holidaying Nigerian international, John Mikel Obi, at the complex in recognition of his winning both the FA Cup and UEFA Champions League with his Premiership side, Chelsea, in the just concluded season.

Disclosing this to Daily Sunsports in Abuja last weekend, the Chairman of the House Committee, Hon. Godfrey Ali Gaiya, hinged the decision to honour the Chelsea’s star on the determination of the National Assembly to reward excellence, stressing that Mikel deserves more than the honour for making Nigeria proud.

The committee’s boss further added that the National Assembly wants to use the reception and honour to encourage other Nigerian footballers and sportsmen at home and abroad and show them the interest Nigerians attach on their achievements. “We have tentatively set aside Tuesday, June 19, as the day to receive Mikel Obi, as a honour for being a worthy Nigerian soccer ambassador as an indispensable and integral member of the Chelsea squad that who both the English FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League.

“The House wishes to use the honour for Mikel as a way of encouraging our footballers and sportsmen, both at home and abroad, that the government and people of Nigeria are proud of their achievements and exploits and will continue to support them in their efforts to make the country proud.

“Mikel did Nigeria proud, he is our worthy ambassador for proving his competent in Chelsea squad that lifted both the FA Cup and UEFA Championship league. His presence and rating among the best 22 players in the world league was enough indication that something good can always come out of Nigeria,” he said.

Speaking on the arrangement, the consultant to the Committee, Muhammed Abubakar, disclosed that the reception would rounded up with a night party at De Carabian Night Club where some few Chelsea fans would have the opportunity to meet and rock with Mikel, stressing that it would be strictly by invitation.

http://sunnewsonline.com/article/chelsea%E2%80%99s-double-national-assembly-honour-mikel

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what a country

what a country indeed! he won for UEFA!

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Foo.ls, una no get work again abi? Una don still niaja money finish na Award now. Wahala no dey na.Abeg, make una award Okocha 4 say e play for bolton b4.Foo.ls.

Instead of them to fix our own league, they are there honouring someone that won in another man's league. . . Na wa oo, infact na very big wa oo.

useless fools. another way to steal money.

2 hell wit mikel 2 hell wit national assembly 2 hell wit NFF 2 hell wit dem all

What a country indeed, oh my goodness is honouring mikel a sole responsibility of d senate. Smh. I am sceptic blues fan but if mikel is to be honour it's not in a time like this, after dana air crash, boko H., oil subsidy saga, new electricity tariff. If it needed in all cost then it shld b NFF responsibility

what the Fk!!

Nigeria is A JOKE....

Still expecting them to set up a committee on uefa and epl award matter mtchew.

But seriously, who comes up with ideas such as these. Do these bloated disillusioned men just sit around with nothing in their heads but such irrelevant acts? It shows just disconnected from reality they all are.
The National Assembly of a Sovereign Nation sets aside a day, wastes tax-payers money, use up time they should use to deliberate on pressing issues that affect the country to "honour" a footballer that won the UEFA Champions League and the FA Cup?
Which way Nigeria, which to go...which way my Fatherland, which way to go.

This Godfrey Ali Gaiya guy must be a chelsea fan.... total waste of time

I laugh in medium blood pressure

Im dumbstruck! NASS are the most unserious set of people in Nigeria. Something is terribly wrong with y(our) country.

not worth it. bunch of jobless layabouts.

this NASSS keep amazing me. When Finito and Kanu won double then(Ajax league and UCL)they were never honored. What so special in this feat that deserves to be honored. Them no get work at all

Is this meant for the Joke section?
Or rather does Sun newspaper now have a Joke section?

If this is true, Mikel had better stay away otherwise his pocket will be lighter after leaving National Assembly!

kensandrea: 2 hell wit mikel 2 hell wit national assembly 2 hell wit NFF 2 hell wit dem all

are you going to hell with them? Guy mind the way you utter comments

Am impressed with d comments so far, though am still expecting 1 fool to come and try and make sense out of dis stupid and senseless decision.

I no blame dem at all, d matter heavy for mouth and no be me go talk am! Buh na fools wey dem be

chukxy44: Am impressed with d comments so far, though am still expecting 1 fool to come and try and make sense out of dis stupid and senseless decision.

read this:

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one for you there..

This is all we get from dumb skulls........

He hasn't won any trophy for Nigeria and he his always reluctant to play for us and even when he plays, he plays like a woman. Yet he is being honoured for winining a trophy with a foreign side. Thats just craz.y

...more money for satisfied person.

He is being honoured by a committee not the entire National Assembly. The first paragraph
clearly states: "the House of Representative Committee on Sports will honour holidaying
Nigerian international, John Mikel Obi". But if you read only the topic of the post,
you will not get the full picture.

What else do you expect from a committee on Sports. In my opinion, their proposal is right
proper.

Dem no get work,fools they are at it again,alway fools us as a nation,what happen 2 our home league.

We have unfixed roads,low Power supply,corruption,bloodshed,air disaster,etc. And some persons are making arrangement in honouring MIKEL OBI, hmmmmmmmmm NIGERIA GO SURVIVE.
When OBJ said they are worst than armed robbers one of the said he is not an ARMY ROBBER with this new develpoment please wetin we go call this bunch of idoits?

I'm tired of this rubbish entity called nigeria *spit*