Special Athletes to Kwara House of Assembly: Pay us N1m, N500,000, N250,000

Date: 2012-12-06

Physically challenged athletes competing for Kwara State at the on going National Festival, Wednesday, reeled out demands to the State House of Assembly including payment of N1m to gold medalist, N500,000 to Siver medalists and N250,000 to Bronze medalists respectively.

The athletes, numbering 30, bared their minds during an interactive session with House of Assembly members led by House committee Chairman on sports Honourable Adamu Ibrahim Sabi who had come on a solidarity and visitation mission to the athletes.

The athletes who have so far won seven medals, one gold, one silver and 5 bronze medals in paralympics table tennis added that payment for laurels won should be made promptly and not delayed till few weeks to the beginning of another Festival, noting that the method had deprived them the joy of winning and doing the nation proud.

Isa Abdulrahaman and Abdulkadiri Bilikisu who spoke on behalf of the team said but for their challenges they are in fact stronger than their able bodied counterparts even as they challenged the House members to approve monthly allocation for them to cushion the effect of unemployment among them.

"Honourable sir, we will appreciate it if you can do these for us, we deserve to have reasonable reward for our effort and this should come immediately and not just before the next festival, it removes the fun and makes us suffer untold hardship," they pleaded.

In his response Hon Sabi, who gave the team a pat on the back for representing the state well, said he is not in the position to promise there and that their demands will be met but promised to convey their request to the state goverment, and urged them to continue to remain good ambassadors of the state. "Be rest assured that your request will be passed on for necessary action," he submitted.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Ahmed Idris Mohammed     Rex Olawoye     Lateef Ademola Olatunji     Kwara Restoration Project     Oba Abdulrahim     Sola Saraki Educational Foundation     Umar Bayo Abdulwahab     Javed Khan     Bursary     Owode Market     Iyabo Dupe Adekeye     Bashir Badawi     Ajeigbe     Gbugbu International Market     Isiaka Rafiu Mope     Senior Special Assistant On Student Affairs     Amule     Umar Ayinla Saro     Mohammed Ghali Alaaya     Ibrahim Taiwo     Usman Alkali Baba     Tafidan Kaiama     Saliu Ajibola Ajia     Tanke Road     Musibau Akanji     IEDPU     Asa     Ilofa     Budo-Egba     Old Oyo     Oniyangi     Saka Aleshinloye     Democracy Day     Orisa Bridge     Ibrahim Akaje     Alimi Abdulrazaq     Lawal Olohungbebe     Kawu     Abdulrasaq Alaro     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Ibrahim Labaika     Kwara Basketball Association     Abdulbaqi Jimoh     Oniye     Rebecca Olanrewaju     Offa     Ajayi Okasanmi     Olayinka Olaogun     Sulyman Buhari     Babajide Ajayi     3MTT     Olateju Lukman     Maryam Nurudeen     Noah Yusuf     Coronavirus     Tunji Ajanaku     Senate President     Azeez Salawu     Ilesha-Gwanara     James Kolo     AIT Ilorin     Ibrahim Oniye     Makama Of Ilorin     Abdulwaheed Musa     Yusuf Ibitokun Sherifat     Deji Ajani     Omu Aran     International Public Sector Accounting Standards     Timothy Olatunde Fadipe     Ike Ekweremadu     Ibrahim Gambari     Kwara State Printing And Publishing Corporation     Alfa Yahaya Road     Gani Saadu     Abdulraufu Mustapha     Illyasu Abdullahi    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Jebba     The Herald     Abubakar B.M     Saliu Ajibola Ajia     Olatunde Olukoya     Sarkin Malamai     Mufti Of Ilorin     Sabi     Metro Park     Wahab Olasupo Egbewole     Laolu Saraki     Saeedat Aliyu     Agor Market     Isaac Gbenle     Garment Factory     Aisha Ahman Pategi     Oloruntoyosi Thomas     Javed Khan     Amuda Bembe     Orisa Bridge     COVID     Kayode Yusuf     Hamidu Olowo     Elelu     Clara Nwachukwu     Abdulfatai Salman Baakini     Ridwan Agboola     Maryam A. Garuba     Shaaba Lafiagi     Jalala     Musa Ayinla Yeketi     Sam Onile     Suleiman Alege Kuranga     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Apaola     Salmon Babatunde Salmon     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     SUBEB     Olomu Of Omu-Aran     Valsolar     Millennium Development Goals     Centre For Community Empowerment And Poverty Eradication     Rasaq Jimoh     YAKOOYO     Ijagbo Health Centre     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi     Alanamu     Kulende     Maigida     Shehu Alimi Foundation     Alikinla     Simeon Ajibola     Yahaya Abdulkareem     Ayo Adeyemi     Sarah Alade     Wakilin Mata Lafiagi     Olaitan Adefila     John Dara     Folashade Omoniyi     Dele Momodu     Centre For Peace And Strategic Studies     Oniwasi Agbaye     Aminat Ahmed     Ilorin Anchor Men And Women     Coronavirus     Saad Belgore     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     Olam Food Ingredients     African Democratic Congress     Oniyangi Kunle Sulaiman     Yusuf Abdulkadir     Tunji Olawuyi     Yusuf Abdulraheem     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     Oluranti Idowu     Ramadan     C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng