NYG: Athletes, officials groan over accreditation, late feeding

Date: 2019-09-10

As activities at the 2019 National Youth Games enter day three, athletes and officials have faulted the accreditation process, describing it as "disjointed."

They also lamented that the feeding arrangements were making them get food late.

As at 07.15pm on Monday, our correspondent gathered that athletes and officials from some states had not been cleared.

Among the states affected were Osun and Ondo, whose contingents arrived the University of Ilorin, venue of the competition, Monday morning.

An official from one of the affected states, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told our correspondent said, "Although we made our own plans, because we called those that arrived earlier and they told us what they were going through, I am not pleased with the way our athletes are treated. Some were here yesterday (Sunday) and they are yet to be accredited. Majority of us here are still struggling for accreditation. This should not be."

"My problem is that they are giving us food late. The arrangement is not good. Please beg the organisers to pity us," a young athlete added.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, said the competition was organised to develop talents at grassroots level.

Dare, who arrived at the UNILORIN Monday evening, tweeted, "The search for talents at the grassroots gets a major boost as our young ones from 36 states get a chance to showcase their sporting talents."

At the Games, which ends on September 17, athletes will compete in volleyball, athletics, boxing, taekwondo, judo, karate, weightlifting, powerlifting, table tennis, rugby; tennis and kick boxing.

Others are swimming, canoeing, chess, scramble, para-powerlifting, para-table tennis and traditional game Ayo.

The maiden edition of the National Youth Games was held in Abuja in 2013 while the last three editions were held in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Abdulwahab Olarewaju Issa     IHS Towers     Abdulrauf Yusuf     National Union Of Road Transport Workers     Ubandoma     Oba-Solagberu     Kwara Volleyball Association     Ilorin Airport     Hassan A. Saliu     Ophthalmological Society Of Nigeria     Olajumoke Monsura Gafar     Kamoru Kadiri     Henry Makinwa     Mansur Alfanla     Okoolowo     Mashood Dauda     Ifelodun     Muhammadu Buhari     Unilorin FM     John Kehinde Salako     Olosi Of Osi     Muhammed Danjuma     Okanlawon Taiwo     Patience Jonathan     Minister     Arik     Labour Party     Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir     Mohammed Danjuma     Taofeek Ibraheem     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     Bashirat Bola Bello     Durbar Festival     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Christopher Ayeni     Funke Adedoyin     Dan-Kazeem     Mohammed Alabi Lawal     Council Of The Wise     Ahman Pategi University     Post-utme     Shao     Mutawalle     Towoju     Abdulfatai Salman Baakini     Wole Oke     Lateef Ademola Olatunji     Afolayan     Muyideen Ajani Bello     Saad Omo\'ya     Bureau Of Lands     Ibrahim Jawondo     Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management Of Nigeria     Emir Of Ilorin     Old Oyo     Modibbo Kawu     Kwara State University Of Education     Ado Ibrahim     Khadijat Ayoola Yusuf     Ilorin West     Apaola     IQRA College     Sherif Shagaya     Ajike People Support Centre     Harrison Osauwagboe     Saadu Gbogbo Iwe     Ramadan     Raliat AbdulRazaq     Aliyu Muyideen     Share-Tsaragi     SDP     Micheal Imoudu     Abiodun Abdulkareem     Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede     Charles Ibitoye     Computer Based Test     Abdulquawiy Olododo    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja     NFAI     Shao     Hikmah AbdulKareem     Mohammed Abdulahi     Firdaos Amasa     Benin Republic     Kwara     Risikat Lawal     Tunji Folami     Kwara State Fish Farmers Association     Sa\'ad Alanamu     Tunde Kazeem     Undergraduate Bursary     Kubra Kazum     Lotus Bank     Unicontinental Construction Company     NTA Ilorin     Emir Of Yashikira     IHS     Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement     Hamidu Olowo     Simon Sayomi     Sabitiyu Grillo     Ilorin Innovation Hub     Musa Ayinla Yeketi     Ibrahim Abdulqadir Abikan     Assayomo     Kunle Akogun     Isin     Markaz Arabic And Islamic Training Institute, Agege     GGDSS Pakata     Dankaka     Ita-Nmo Market     Zulu Gambari     Shehu Raheem Adaramaja     Communication Network Support Services     Shaykh Luqman Jimoh     Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum     Bayo Lawal     Sunday Fagbemi     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     Laduba     Olofa Of Offa     Yomi Adeboye     Ayegbeni     Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria     Onilorin Of Ilorin     SWAN     Na\'Allah     Sadiq Umar     Nupe     Chemiroy Nigeria Limited     Millennium Development Goals     Charles Ibitoye     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Saraki     Ayodele Shittu     KWACOBPA     Federal Road Maintenance Agency     Lanre Olosunde     Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     Suleiman Idris     Olaoye B. Felix     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Ademola Kiyesola     Law School Scholarship     Idris Amosa Oladipo Saidu     Presidential Election     Saliu Mustapha     Aminat Omodara     Salau Kabiru Abdullahi     Ilorin Central Mosque     GANZY     IF-K     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     Mohammed Khadijat Kubura