As earlier reported by SportsRations’ correspondent Nsikakabasi Akpan, the continued protest by Ogun State athletes on the twenty second Nationwide Sports activities Competition has entered a tense new part this morning.
Athletes representing the host state have refused to vacate the gates of the Video games Village, positioned on the Babcock College campus, in protest over unpaid allowances. Regardless of the arrival of the Assistant Ogun State Commissioner of Police, ACP Alabi Akintoye who tried to steer the athletes to disperse and permit entry for different groups, the athletes stay defiant.
Chanting loudly and in unison, they declared:
“We no go gree o”
“We would like all our cash”
“No gree for anyone”
“Let the Governor or Commissioner for Sports activities come and discuss to us or ship our allowances.”
The protest has successfully introduced the Nationwide Sports activities Competition to a standstill, as no crew is being allowed to enter or exit the Video games Village. Occasions scheduled for this morning have been disrupted.
As of 9:30am on Wednesday, Could 28, 2025, Safety has been considerably beefed up on the Babcock College campus, the hub of this 12 months’s Nationwide Sports activities Competition. The Ogun State Commissioner of Police is now main a heavy safety contingent on the scene. Nevertheless, their presence has not swayed the protesting athletes, who proceed to dam entry factors and demand on full fee of their allowances earlier than any motion can resume.
SportsRation is on floor and may completely verify that every one Competition proceedings are presently paused pending decision of the standoff.
