Special Athletes to Kwara House of Assembly: Pay us N1m, N500,000, N250,000
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.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Ajakaye Saudat Abdulbaqi Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund Dele Momodu Egbejila Abdulfatai Ahmed Femi Gbajabiamila Raimi Iyanda Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu Democracy Day Musa Abdullahi Basic Education Certificate Examination Hassan A. Saliu Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf Aminat Omodara Kwara Poly PharmAccess Foundation Association Of Kwara State Online Media Practitioners Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship Bilikisu Oniyangi Ilorin Central Mosque Abubakar Olusola Saraki International Public Sector Accounting Standards Yusuf Mubarak Fatima Abolore Jimoh Peter Amogbonjaye Transition Implementation Committee Sabi JMK Construction Company Limited David Oyepinola Adedumoye Saliu Mustapha Yusuf Lanre Badmus Shehu Raheem Adaramaja Garuba Alikinla Shittu Summit University Ibrahim Taiwo Road Ilorin Like-Minds Solomon Edojah Chemiroy Nigeria Limited Ahmed Alhasssan Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union Otoge Baboko Primary School Bolakale Kawu Agaka Zara Umar Vishvas KOZ Tractors Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng Mohammed Halidu Afonja Descendants Union Christopher Ayeni Ahmed Ilota Kayode Yusuf CLAY POT John Olobayo Durbar Abatemi Usman Elections Haleeman Salman Yahya Mohammed Public Holiday Oja-Oba Magaji Erubu Ilorin Metro Park CCEPE Ariyo Orisun Igbomina Balogin Alanamu Alagbado Olusin Of Ijara Isin Lotus Bank NaAllah Abegunde Goke Saheed Popoola Amuda Bembe Joseph Yemi Ajayi

