Presidency tackles Obi over alleged prevention from greeting Flamingos

The Presidency has accused opposition politicians of attempting to politicise Nigeria’s national sports teams, following a claim by former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, that he was prevented from greeting members of the victorious Flamingos at an airport.
The Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, made the position known in a post on X on Monday, describing attempts to politicise national sports teams and institutions as distasteful.
Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, had alleged that officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) stopped him from approaching the Under-17 women’s national team after their return fr...