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FIFA Ban On Siasia, Our Lawyers Are Studying The Case – Coach’s Associate

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6 years ago

August 17, 2019

… I will fight to clear my name-Siasia

Joel Ajayi

An Associate of former Super Eagles Coach Samson Siasia who was handed a life ban by FIFA for alleged bribery and match-fixing allegation, Prince Opukiri Jones-Ere has said the case has been referred to his lawyers.

Briefing the newsmen on Saturday in Abuja, Opukiri said the lawyers will come out on their reactions after studying the matter adding that he will brief the press next week.

According to him, the matter is a legal issue and the lawyers have advised him not to make any statement until they have studied the case.

“Siasia in view of the fact that he is still going through the experience of his kidnapped mother he is unavailable to pass any comment now.

“It will take the lawyers two days to study the allegations and today being the weekend we cannot make any statement until next week,” he said

The Gleamer News gathered that the offense was traced to the friendly games between Nigeria and Argentina where Super Eagles trounced Argentina 4-1 on the 1st of June 2011.

It will be recalled that the world’s football ruling body, on Friday issued a life ban to the 52-year-old Siasia for breaching the 2009 edition of the Fifa Code of Ethics after investigations began on February 11 this year.

According to the statement, “the adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has found Mr. Samson Siasia, a former official of the Nigeria Football Federation, guilty of having accepted that he would receive bribes in relation to the manipulation of matches in violation of the Fifa Code of Ethics” wrote Fifa in a statement.

Siasia who was advised by his lawyer not to say anything pending the proper study of the allegation, while reacting through ex-Super Eagles Media Officer Colin Udoh, he said: “I don’t know anything about this.

“I did nothing wrong and I have not received any letter from FIFA.”

Siasia made it clear he will fight to clear his name.

He also claimed that he was never invited to defend himself and is hearing about the scandal for the first time.

Meanwhile, Siasia had led Nigeria U-20 and Nigeria U-23 teams to a second-place finish at the 2015 Fifa U-20 World Cup and the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

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FG To Seize Mortgaged Property of Defualting Retiring Public Servants

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4 days ago

April 23, 2025

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

Federal Government Staff Housing Loans Board will henceforth seize mortgaged properties of retiring federal public servants who failed to fully repay the housing loans advanced to them by the board.

In a statement issued by the Staff Housing Loans Board Head, Information & PRU Obiechina Ngozi on Wednesday in Abuja reveals that this is in accordance with the Public Service Rules 021002 (p) as issued by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation.

The OHCSF sent out the memo as a reminder for the federal public servants who are about to retire to adhere strictly to the provisions of the Public Service Rules.

The memo reads; “I am directed to bring to your attention the provision of Public Service Rule (PSR) 021002 (p), which mandates all public servants to obtain a Certificate of Non-indebtedness to the Federal Government Staff Housing Loans Board (FGSHLB) and any MDA Staff Multipurpose Cooperative Society, as issued by the OHCSF, as a prerequisite for retirement.”

“Further to the above, it should be noted that in the event of exiting the service prior to full repayment of the housing loan advanced by the FGSHLB, the Board shall exercise its legal right to seize the mortgaged property.”

Speaking on the above, Salamatu Ladi Ahmed, Executive Secretary, FGSHLB, reiterated that the warning is also for retired officers who defaulted.
She stated that the management of the Board, on its part, is compiling the list of all retired federal public servants who are still owing the housing loans they obtained while in service, to be sent to relevant regulatory agencies to recover the debts from them.

FGSHLB is committed to ensuring that all public servants comply with this rule and obtain the necessary Certificate of Non-indebtedness before retirement, and urge all those affected to take immediate action and settle any outstanding debts or liabilities with the Board.

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