Former Super Eagles Stars Get Keys to Promised Houses From FG After 28 Years

• Finidi George and some former teammates have received keys to three-bedroom bungalows
• The Federal Government of Nigeria finally fulfilled its promise to the players after 28 years
• The Minister of Works and Housing said the group of beneficiaries are only the first batch

Some ex-internationals have received keys to three-bedroom bungalows, which were promised to them by the Nigerian Federal Government in 1994.

National heroes like Finidi George, Ike Shorunmu and Mutiu Adepoju have all been handed the properties by the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola.

Akin Amao, who served as a team doctor at the time, was also a beneficiary of the national housing project as well as Adewale Adesokan.

They were handed the keys at the project site at Onidundu, in the Akinyele Local Government area of Oyo State.

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Fashola said, as per Punch:

“The beneficiaries are among the first set of Nigerians, including the 1994 Super Eagles, who would be handed keys to their houses that was promised by the Federal Government over 28 years ago."

Fashola described the process as 'entering a season of completion' and explained the handover of keys would take place across 35 states, to Nigerians who had successfully subscribed through the open ministry's website.

Adepoju, who is fondly called ‘Headmaster’ thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for fulfilling such a gesture.

He said:

“I just have to be thankful to God and President Buhari for doing this during our [lifetime]. 28 years; I am happy and thank God for the honour.”

Shorunmu added:

“I’ve never lost any hope in my country because if do, I would have relocated to Europe.”

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