Special athletes on Wednesday shut down Kwara State Stadium
gate in Ilorin over their unpaid N8, 000 stipends monthly allowances. The
athletes are requesting payment of their backlog stipends allowances, including
their 50 percent balance of the 2012 National Sports Festival cash award
promised by the Kwara State Government.
The athletes in their protest also accused the state
commissioner for Sports, Kale Ayo for working against the success of disabled
athletes in the state.
“Stop cheating us Pharmacy Kale Ayo. You know nothing on
sports development, Go back to chemist. Stop cheating us, and pay up our 15
months’ salary and two months stipends (allowance), the disabled work for it.
“You have to stop cheating the disabled, pay us our pending
50 % balance of 2012 National sports Festival cash award, we work for it.
Discrimination against disabled sports on employment and wheel chair sport
equipment must stop in the state,” the athletes told SR Sports can
authoritatively report
The angry special athletes promised to continue their
protest until the Kwara State Government intervene by paying them their backlog
salaries and allowances, including other outstanding payment.
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