ABEOKUTA– The Acting General Manager of Gateway Football Club of Abeokuta, Mr Niyi Soleye has showered praises on the state governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun over the prompt payment of the club’s players despite covid-19 pandemic.
Mr Soleye while receiving the executive members of the Sports Writers Association (SWAN) Ogun State Chapter at the club Secretariat inside the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta also thank the Dapo Abiodun’s led administration for ensuring that Football and sports in general return to an enviable height in the Gateway State.
He further confirmed that Gateway United have continued to fulfill their contractual obligations to the players and officials of the team despite the hardship caused by Covid-19.
He harped on the fact that the Governor despite the Covid-19 Pandemic which has crippled businesses and put on hold several means of generating funds for the state has ensured that the team do not only receive salaries but they also get paid as at when due
While addressing the newly elected Ogun State SWAN executives who paid him a courtesy visit, the Administrator said, “I have that confidence that the Governor is very much ready for us, unlike some other state owned football clubs”
“With the responsive government we have, Gateway United Football Club is not owing a dime as far as salaries are concerned. The governor is aware Football has not been in session but he still keeps paying”
He also lauded Ogun State Commissioner for Youth and Sport, Dr Oluwadare Kehinde for his unalloyed support saying, “Most times the Commissioner for Sports will be the one to request for our salary file. So that’s why I’m stressing that this time around it would be a very different era positively once Football is safe to return in Nigeria”.
He appreciated the Ogun SWAN executives led by Alhaji Hakeem Akintunde and assured them of all necessary Support and cooperation adding that Gateway United and Ogun SWAN are partners in progress.
“We need more of promotion, marketing and we believe with collaboration with SWAN, we will achieve the mileage we desired”
“The promotion of Gateway Utd FC is our collective responsibility”
“I want to assure you that, we are going to be partners in progress” the GM reteraites
