Twitter Outbursts: Shut Up And Focus On Your Career – Taribo Slams Osaze

tariboOsaze Odemwingie’s Twitter rants has earned him a reprimand from former Super Eagles defender, Taribo West, who has asked the West Brom forward to focus on his career rather than using the social network site to ‘abuse’ his elders.

Osaze, it would be recalled has been notorious of late for his controversial Twitter rants which have pitted him against football administrators in Nigeria and in his club.

Osaze recently slammed football administrators in the country for failing to “treat former internationals right” and cited late striker Rashidi Yekini, Femi Opabunmi and Taribo West as examples.

“Yekini, (may his soul RIP) our legend died in poverty…Femi Opabunmi lost his sight and struggling to feed now…T. West I heard not so comfortable and few others,” Osaze twitted.

The dread-locks wearing footballer turned pastor, replied the England-based player on Thursday saying, “It is embarrassing to read such comments about me in the newspapers. The last time he probably saw me was in 2008, so what does he know about me?

“Have I asked him for money before? God has been kind to me and my ministry and I have not begged anybody for money. I am doing well; I am not broke and never will be till Christ comes. In Christ, I have everything, so I am not lacking. I think he has lost track and needs to get himself together.

“He should shut up and focus on his career instead of insulting his seniors all the time. He needs to respect his elders. His utterances smacks of indiscipline and unprofessionalism. He should apologise to everyone he’s been abusing on Twitter because if he continues like this, he will not go far.”

Taribo, who had an illustrious career playing for Italian giants AC Milan and Inter Milan, advised Osaze to “come home and fight those who are not helping the footballers” instead of staying on Twitter from his base in England and claiming to be “fighting for ex-players.”

“How many ex-footballers has he helped? How can he stay in England and fight for a cause in Nigeria? He should join his seniors and fight for their cause because his approach has no foundation,” Taribo added.

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