He said in a statement on Tuesday that the NFF was yet to pay him his salary arrears as claimed by the federation.
The NFF in a statement on Monday said it did not owe the coach any amount, accusing Oliseh of unpatriotism on the premise that he resigned after getting all that he was owed.
But Oliseh denied all that on Tuesday saying that as at midday of February 29, 2016, his bank has not confirmed any payment from the NFF.
The former Super Eagles coach, who claimed that “owed wages and accommodations were just two of the eleven reasons” why he resigned, said: “As I have often been treated, along with my coaching crew and players, it is pertinent to note that days after my resignation and contrary to the NFF official press release and numerous interviews and misrepresentations and outright falsehood, my bank has confirmed that no payments whatsoever as alleged by the NFF has been made to me (As at as this afternoon of the 29thof February 2016).
“I dare say that the NFF I know would have made public evidence of the said payment. I leave it to the imagination of the public what conducts of this nature would do to our players just before vital games as often was the case.”
He said that before he resigned, he wrote the NFF requesting payment of salaries and bonuses that were already long due and pending.
“In my said demand letter I listed 11 unpaid heads and articles. These 11 articles included demand for all sums dating back to July 2015. I therein also specified that I was willing to wait only up to the 25th February, 2016 before seeking means to get relief.”
But he said that his e-mails and letters were neither unacknowledged nor honoured, saying that, “this type of silence had become the new trend. Our national team was at the point requiring that all energies and efforts should be directed at the oncoming qualifiers against Egypt and not at my employers initiating distractions for myself, the coaching crew and the players.
“Typical of these distractions and without notice to me and in breach of our working agreement, the NFF rather chose the path of holding sessions on dismissing my assistant TIJANI BABANGIDA. They never gave reason(s) for the sack of Babangida.”
He added: “I had thought, hoped and counted on the NFF giving the magnitude of the Egypt game to have directed robust and committed efforts towards the said game, for example initiating its technical committee in procuring technical details that we had requested for since July 2015 on Egypt.
“Again some luxuries could have been shelved by the NFF to accommodate the outstanding bonuses for the players of the earlier qualifiers as the owed bonuses had become an issue with the players.”
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