Kwara United players, officials protest unpaid salaries

Date: 2019-05-21

Players and officials of Nigeria Professional Football League side, Kwara United, on Monday in Ilorin staged a protest over unpaid salaries to the state's Ministry of Finance.

The players and officials, clad in their club's official kits, carried placards with different inscriptions demanding for millions of naira in unpaid sign-on fees and salaries.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the protesters barricaded the entrance into the Ministry of Finance, denying workers access to their office as at 11:45am.

The captain of the club, Akeem Onigbari, told NAN that they were protesting because of the backlog of sign-on fees and salaries.

He insisted that the protest would continue until their demands were met.

"They owe us backlog of sign-on fees, five to six years, our salaries have not been paid for the months of March, April and May.

"We have been here since 7:00am (on Monday) and this protest would continue until they answer our prayers.

"No one has been here to talk to us on our demands, so we are here," Onigbari said.

NAN reports that the team's administrative staff had refused to report for work on Monday as they also joined the protest and were seen at the ministry while armed policemen were sighted keeping vigil.

When NAN contacted the chairman of the club, Oladimeji Thompson, he said he was aware that the players and officials had staged a protest.

He, however, declined comments on the issue.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Harafat E. Mukadam     Nigerian Medical Association     Mohammed Kamaludeen     Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship     Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa     Adesoye     Kamaldeen Kehinde     Abdulkareem Alabi     Rebecca Olanrewaju     Eghe Igbinehi     Najim Yaasin     Adesina Simon Sodiya     Tricycle Owners Association Of Nigeria     NaAllah     Sulyman Abdulkareem     Sango-UITH Road     Pilgrims Board     NIPR     Dauda Adesola     Ilota     Erubu     Sulaiman Gado     Aliyu Muhammed     Special Adviser On Digital Innovation     Bisi Kristien     Quareeb Islamic Association     Sayomi     Nigeria Customs Service     Ademola Kiyesola     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Gbenga Olawepo     Abdulazeez Uthman     Saadu Gbogbo Iwe     Jamila Bio Ibrahim     Alimi     Lawyers Unite Against Corruption     Isapa     Omoniyi Ayinla     The Herald     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     Women Radio     Kwha.gov.ng     Yoonus Lawal     Innocent Okoye     Suleiman Alege Kuranga     Ibrahim Akaje     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi     Pakata Development Association     Galland Marcias     Share/Tsaragi     Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede     Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence     Saka Isau     SSA Youth     2023 Elections     Ajibola Saliu Ajia     Allocation     Florence Saraki     Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria     Edu     Baba Issa Awoye     Hassan Taiye Salam     KFA     Shehu Salau     Savannah Centre For Diplomacy, Democracy And Development     Aminu Adisa Logun     Opobiyi     Offa Poly     Aisha Buhari     Dan-Kazeem     Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory     David Adesina     Abdulrauf Yusuf     Tunde Idiagbon Road     Forgo Battery Company Limited     Garba Idris Ajia     Saudat Abdulbaqi    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Muhammed Danjuma     Olatunji Ibrahim     Pategi     Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen     Owo Isowo     Alumni Association Of The Federal Polytechnic Offa     Saka Asiat Ayinke     Kaosarah Adeyi     TVC Female National Debate     Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara     Emir Of Ilorin     Agboola Abdulraheem     National Party Of Nigeria     Sheikh Ariyibi     Lanre Issa Onilu     Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet     Goodluck Jonathan     Abdul Jimoh Mohammed     Sarah Alade     Firdaos Amasa     Savannah Centre For Diplomacy, Democracy And Development     Charles Ibitoye     BIR     TESCOM 2025     Edu     Ibrahim Oniye     Adedipe     Abubakar Abdulraheem     National Union Of Road Transport Workers     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji     Toyosi Thomas     Sunset Workers     Folajimi Aleshinloye     John Obuh     Oko Erin     Umar Ahmed Gunu     Sidikat Akaje     CACOVID     Rafiu Olasile     Onikijipa     Medinat Folorunsho Salman     Ladi Hassan     Olayinka Olaogun     Abubakar Kawu Baraje     Esinniobiwa Quareeb     Mustapha Olanipekun     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     Hassan Abdulazeez Elewu     Ayekale     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Michael Nzekwe     Emir Of Kano     Folorunsho Alao     Kpotum Mohammed Baba     Saheed Akinwumi     Ilorin Central Mosque     Lawal Arinola Kudirat     Agor     Abdulwahab Olarewaju Issa     Jaigbade Alao     Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa     Bolakale Kawu     Saidu Yaro Musa     Ayeyemi Sulaiman     Bello John Olanrewaju     MINILS     Ilorin Likeminds Foundation     Egbejila     GAMA     Wakilin Mata Lafiagi     Nurudeen Muhammed     Oke-Odo     IDPU     Adekunle David Dunmade     Ayinde Oki     Alagbado