Tuesday 17 July 2018

“I am dying of hunger’’ – Legendary Nigerian boxer, Jerry Okorodudu cries out

Legendary Nigerian boxer, Jerry Okorodudu has allegedly cried out over an injustice meted on him. According to the aggrieved legend, he is being owed ten months salary arrears by the sports ministry without any explanation
Okorodudu explained recently in a chat with News Agency of Nigeria that the situation had deprived him of providing for his family, adding that he is dying of hunger and had “resorted to begging in order to eat and feed his family’’
He mentioned that he begged the same ministry to pay him 14 months’ salary arrears. The matter was later resolved and he got his salary arrears then.
In his words;
“I have travelled to Abuja severally and also written letters to the ministry but nothing is forthcoming, all they do is to keep referring me to different people in the ministry. I am dying of hunger and can no longer cater for my family because my salary has not been paid in the last 10 months.
I have represented this country during my active years and should not be treated this way, this is bad. A similar thing happened in 2016 where I petitioned the ministry and the court ordered them to pay me the 14 months salaries they owed me as at then,’
“My pensionable job in the ministry was changed to a contract; the Nigeria Boxing Federation has also sidelined me by removing me from every competition. I represented this country well as an athlete and a coach, but it is a pity that this is happening to me and other former sportsmen and women in the country,’

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