Lobi Stars players embark on strike action

Lobi Stars players embark on strike action
. Refuse to train until two months outstanding salaries are paid

Arising from a meeting at the McCarthy Stadium players' Camp facility on Monday, dejected players of Lobi Stars Football Club break their silence for the first time as they resolved not to train or participate in any club activity till their two months outstanding salaries were paid, reports www.sportsunlimited.ng.

One of the striking players spoke on condition of anonymity and was quoted as saying; "We have endured this ill treatment by the management of the club for too long. We live from hand to mouth, we don't receive inadequate feeding allowance for our games, we are been owed cumulative match bonuses and our salaries are irregular. We had resolved earlier not to allow our condition ruin our title chase but this has become unbearable and we have to act so that the Governor can come to our aid."

From impeccable sources, the government has released the allocations of March and April 2024 but the the players were still not paid.

From available information from the players camp, the Vice Chairman of the club Dominic Iorfa was expected to be in attendance to give explanation to the delay and assure them of immediate payment but he failed to come for the meeting, leaving the players with no option than to take the decision of going on strike.

It's quite unfortunate that the government of Fr Hyacinth Alia that is intolerant to non payment of salaries is looking at things go bad and putting the club in the news for negative reasons.

The players therefore call on Governor Hyacinth Alia to mandate his deputy, Sam Ode to explain the circumstances behind the non payment of salaries for two months and also relocate the club from the Deputy Governor's office to the Governor's Office.