Senator Shehu Sani has paid a visit to former Golden Eaglets and Flying Eagles star Daniel Joshua who has been bedridden for 15 years.
Sani, who visited the former player in Kaduna, on Tuesday shared photos of his visit on Twitter.
He alleged that the ex-Nigeria international, who sustained a spinal cord injury on his way to the Minna Eagles camp on an invitation by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has been abandoned by the football federation.
Sani claimed that NFF gave Joshua N500,000 and subsequently abandoned him.
He added that although the Niger State Government under the leadership of Mu’azu Aliyu, initially footed the treatment bill for the player, they stopped after some time.
He wrote, “Yesterday, I paid a courtesy visit to Daniel Joshua, Ex-Nigerian International who played for the Golden Eaglets and Flying Eagles. He has been bedridden for 15 years in Kaduna after sustaining a spinal cord injury as a result of a car crash that happened when he was driving to the Minna Eagles camp, on the invitation of the @thenff.
“The Niger State Government, under the leadership of Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, graciously paid for his treatment up to a certain point and then stopped. The NFF just gave him ₦500,000 and abandoned him to his fate.
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“The man who suspended signing a multimillion-euro contract with Atletico Madrid to come and play for his country has been neglected by the sporting authorities of his country. The MON National Honours award holder scored a major goal in the Korea 2007 World Cup victory.”
Sani, however, enjoined the Federal Government and new NFF leadership to come to the aid of Joshua and other sportsmen and women in their trying times.
