Taraba Utd players vow to continue ‘sleeping’ protest

In from Nifemi Daniel . . .
Players of relegated Nigeria Professional Football League side, FC Taraba, have vowed to remain at the Taraba State Government House until they are paid their backlog of salary.

The players on Monday slept in front of the government house in Jalingo, and said the state government should pay them immediately.
The players have been in the news recently when some of them were harassed by the soldiers attached to the government house during a recent protest.

One of the players of the Jalingo side who wished not to be named said the players are determined to continue with the open nonviolent demonstration as long as it takes the governor to hear them out for once as well as proffer immediate solution to their sufferings.

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“Of course, we passed the night (Monday) outside the gate of the government house in Jalingo and I tell you we are not ready to leave the spot or hear anybody’s appeal but the governor himself coming out to address and come up with instant remedy to our plight,” the player said.

“On Monday, the Commissioner for Sports came to address us but we told him plainly that we do not believe in him as his past promises have not yielded any respite for us.

“Later the Commissioner of Police came to inquire what the issues were and thereafter he reminded the Sports Commissioner on the need to do the needful as our presence constitutes a threat to security.”
The player said the police have been sympathetic to their plight unlike the previous protest in which some military men molested and manhandled them.

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