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Athletes and officials of the Rivers State contingent to the 19th National Sports Festival are still threatening to withdraw from the event if their salaries and allowances are not paid, Several of the athletes and officials, who spoke to LEADERSHIP sports on the condition of anonymity, have said they have not been paid their emoluments for the past one year, and are now considering withdrawing from the Sports Festival.

The Rivers State contingents arrived Abuja late on Thursday evening and missed the parade and march-past of the opening ceremony as a result, fuelling speculations they may have already boycotted the event, and media reports on Saturday claimed they had threatened to withdraw.

“We have not been paid for a year now and we left Port Harcourt on the day the festival began, arriving Abuja late at night,” a visibly piqued athlete told LEADERSHIP sports on condition of anonymity. “All they’re talking about in Rivers State are the 2019 elections and nothing else.

We have always represented the state well, and we deserve to get paid for our efforts,” the athlete further lamented.

The complaints notwithstanding, the state bagged a gold medal in cycling on the opening day of the festival. Gladys Tombrapa won the medal in the women’s 200 metres event inside the velodrome of the Abuja National Stadium.

Following the medal win, one of the team officials informed that winning the medal shows the potential they have, but warned that they could leave Abuja because of ‘hunger’, calling the Rivers State government and its governor, Nyesom Wike, to come to their rescue.

“The gold we won in the cycling event shows you the amount of potentials we have and that we could easily win this festival.

But we are hungry, and if this hunger continues, we will be forced to leave Abuja and return back to Port Hacourt. “One year is a long time to work and not get paid and we are calling on Governor Nyesom Wike to come to our rescue by paying the monies owed to us.” Efforts to reach the Rivers State Government have so far proved abortive. The Festival runs from December 6 through the 16th.

http://mcebiscoo.com/2018/12/09/abuja-2018-hunger-may-chase-rivers-athletes-out-of-competition/

Rivers athletes, please pardon Wike and PDP. All on his mind now is how to chase Buhari back to Daura.

Do you know how much of Rivers money that was used in resurrecting PDP? Wike will settle you guys after elections.

We will get your attention after 2019 elections.

Op, is that picture Rivers athletes? No money to buy sports shoes?

Buhari

They should better return back to wherever they came from.

They are the ones making Abuja more crowded by d day. We don't need them here.

People deserve the kind of individuals they put into office.
Athletes are being owed.
Pensioners are being owed.
Teachers are being owed.
Sustainable Dev. Agency staff are being owed.

Yet, a state governor is busy buying Best Gov Awards, answering "Mr Project", when the no 1 project should be Human Capital.

Rivers people deserve what they are getting now.
If they like, let them vote Wike again, it will only get worse.

Look at that picture.
Sports men without sports shoes
Only in Nigeria.

This naija just tire me...
Nothing seems right...
At the end of the day you might find out this is not true and that this is a political game..
But whatever the story turn out to be...I'm just tired of being a nigeria..everyday the same bs.

Sinaj when i tell you say ur governor no get difference with mine, u fit say na lie

this competition is so disorganized..
I don't even know the state athletes that prepared very well for this competition

This Nigeria, where those who work very hard get little or nothing...

Haba Wike!


Why Are You So Wicked? Common To Feed Athletes, You Can't Fit Do

Lolz...Dem don Wike-d them

This is Nigeria

Im even sure its 3 people to one hotel room, not just hunger alone

lonelydora:
Rivers athletes, please pardon Wike and PDP. All on his mind now is how to chase Buhari back to Daura.

Do you know how much of Rivers money that was used in resurrecting PDP? Wike will settle you guys after elections.

We will get your attention after 2019 elections.

Op, is that picture Rivers athletes? No money to buy sports shoes?

Wike poverty striken aide that even wike do not know

Liveair:
People deserve the kind of individuals they put into office.
Athletes are being owed.
Pensioners are being owed.
Teachers are being owed.
Sustainable Dev. Agency staff are being owed.

Yet, a state governor is busy buying Best Gov Awards.

Rivers people deserve what they are getting now.
If they like, let them vote Wike again, it will only get worse.

Now apply it to the whole of the country, do we deserve the president we have?

Hunger is bad.

When will things work the way it's supposed to in this country?

arantess:
Now apply it to the whole of the country, do we deserve the president we have?

This applies across board.

Skirmishes:
They should better return back to wherever they came from.

They are the ones making Abuja more crowded by d day. We don't need them here.

Must you display your stupidity?

Buhari See ya life


A gworo seller on the street of Kano is better than buhari in terms of understanding economic

Mr Projects will soon do something.

Wike wey dey vex presently

If una like, make una no chop

Wike is not interested

Liar!!! Federal governme t isnt owing. Only states.

arantess:
Now apply it to the whole of the country, do we deserve the president we have?

Funny as hell

stanliwise:
Must you display your stupidity?

And u must shaa quote me. Ehnn

We will get your attention after 2019 elections.

Op, is that picture Rivers athletes? No money to buy sports shoes?[/quote]That should be Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Enugu. That picture is during Enugu State school sports.

Skirmishes:
They should better return back to wherever they came from.

They are the ones making Abuja more crowded by d day. We don't need them here.

why say that?

Gov Wike have totally left governance for politics