AFN swings into action as Nigerian Olympic medalist, Gloria Kemasuode roams Bayelsa streets. Nigerian Olympic female silver medalist, Gloria Kemasuode, who has been roaming the streets of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital in rags is currently receiving medical attention over issues of mental unstableness, at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yenagoa.

Recently, she has attracted sympathy from sports lovers and residents of Ovom community, where the Samson Siasia stadium is situated.

She was in the Nigerian 4 by 100 meters women’s team that won gold at the Africa Championship in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia earlier in 2008, returning in a time of 43.04 seconds. Kemasuode was also part of Nigeria’s quartet at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China that finished third in the women’s 4 by 100 meters relay alongside Agnes Osazuwa, Oludamola Osayomin, Ene Franca Idoko and Halimat Ismaila clocking 43.04 seconds, finishing behind a Russian and a Belgium.

In 2016, Russia were disqualified and stripped of their gold medal due to doping violations, thereby promoting Gloria and her teammate to silver medal position. In his visit to Bayelsa in order to assess her health condition, President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, Engineer Ibrahim Gusau says the AFN will continue to take care of the needs of the nation’s serving and retired Athletes.

The AFN President stated this at the Federal Medical Center, Yenagoa, capital of Bayelsa State. Engineer Gusau who was accompanied by a Doctor from the Federal Ministry of Sports said he was pleased to have seen Gloria in a stable condition, pledging that the AFN would continue to monitor the situation. The Athletics Federation of Nigeria President who was full of appreciation to journalists in Bayelsa for highlighting the plight of Gloria Kemasuode urged Nigerians to see themselves as a family as what affects one affects the other. Yenagoa based Journalist, Loveday Herbert who was among the Sports Writers to bring the story to limelight said it was important that Gloria Kemasuode’s case was brought to the fore to get the attention of the authorities to help her.

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Only when it's late do they intervene

And what could be the cause of her madness??

This fine lady
Nigeria don't take care of their own

You're hill in d name of Orumila.

DEPRESSION IS REAL

Nawao this is serious and risky o

May our village people not get us in Jesus name, Amen. Those people are really prolific this days, not everybody that smiles at you means well. Let them help her abeg, the labours of our heros,shall never be in vain.

Arthurity1:
Only when it's late do they intervene

In life nothing is late as long as it addresses the issue

Depression is real.

No problem last forever, try avoid being alone if your bills are piling up, people have gone through those stages and they survived.

I pray she heals quickly.

What the Bleep

Sad

Even the intervention na for the media! I pray make them really do something!

God shall punish those responsible for her predicaments

What a country!

Chai

Arthurity1:
Only when it's late do they intervene

is it their job to even intervene?

Good step in the right direction, get well Gloria.

Very pathetic seeing persons who served this nation with their talents wasting away like that

Oh God please health this fellow

Works of certified Village people

Bayelsa State Government, the loquacious First Lady and all the prominent Bayelsans should bow their heads in shame for seeing this beautiful soul on the street and doing nothing as her mental kept deteriorating. Shame on you!

Sport and Acting isnt a sustainable career


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Shibinshi

Don't she have family members?

They would have raised awareness

This one good,that one good,na him dey make mad man gather plenty load.
May God heal her

I wish her speedy recovery, you are Heald in Jesus name Amen. It's very unfortunate!!!

This life sef ...









One minute you are on top of the world , the next ,..you are below the gutters.

only in Nigeria

KINGwax007:
is it their job to even intervene?

Yes, it is. You have been so used to a failed country and govt that you have lost touch with what a govt is supposed to do.