{"id":937,"date":"2025-06-01T16:32:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T16:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olufemiajadi.com.ng\/register\/?p=937"},"modified":"2025-06-01T16:32:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T16:32:31","slug":"nnpp-chieftain-ajadi-mourns-kano-athletes-who-perished-on-their-way-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olufemiajadi.com.ng\/register\/nnpp-chieftain-ajadi-mourns-kano-athletes-who-perished-on-their-way-home\/","title":{"rendered":"NNPP chieftain Ajadi mourns Kano athletes who perished on their way home"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Following the heartbreaking road accident that claimed the lives of 20 athletes from Kano State, Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, a prominent Southwest chieftain of the New Nigeria People\u2019s Party (NNPP), has joined the nation in mourning the tragic loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The athletes were returning from the National Sports Festival in Abeokuta, Ogun State, when the bus transporting them veered off the Dakatsalle Bridge in Kura Local Government Area of Kano State. The horrific crash has plunged the state\u2014and Nigeria\u2019s sporting community\u2014into deep mourning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a solemn condolence message to Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and the families of the deceased, Ajadi expressed profound sorrow and disbelief over what he described as \u201can unspeakable tragedy that has shaken the soul of our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy heart bleeds for the young, talented athletes whose lives were cut short in such a painful and untimely manner,\u201d Ajadi said. \u201cThey were more than just sportsmen and women\u2014they were beacons of hope, discipline, and national unity. Their loss is a deep wound in our collective heart.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ajadi, who contested as the NNPP\u2019s governorship candidate in Ogun State in the 2023 general election, expressed concern for Nigeria\u2019s young population and public infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He urged both federal and state governments to urgently address the country\u2019s deteriorating road conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe cannot continue to lose our brightest talents to infrastructure failures. The Dakatsalle Bridge, like many neglected structures across Nigeria, is a death trap. This tragedy is a wake-up call\u2014what we need now is decisive action, not platitudes,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NNPP leader also criticized the lack of adequate transportation arrangements for athletes, stressing the need for Nigeria to adopt global best practices in supporting its sports talents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ajadi further called for national recognition of the deceased athletes, insisting they should not be remembered as mere victims, but as national heroes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese young athletes died in service to the nation\u2014they are martyrs of Nigerian sports and unity. The federal government, alongside the governments of Ogun and Kano States, must ensure their families are cared for, and that posthumous honors are bestowed on these fallen heroes,\u201d he urged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eyewitnesses report that the accident occurred when the bus driver lost control near the outdated and narrow bridge\u2014long recognized as a hazardous point. Survivors of the crash are currently receiving treatment at Kura General Hospital, thanks to the swift intervention of emergency responders and local residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Describing the deceased as \u201cambassadors of peace and excellence,\u201d Ajadi emphasized the need for their sacrifice to catalyze meaningful reform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTheir loss must not be in vain. We must honor their memory not only with grief but with action\u2014through lasting reforms in athlete welfare, road safety, and infrastructure development,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also proposed a national moment of silence during future sporting events and called on sports federations, the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, and political leaders to provide sustained support to the affected families\u2014beyond symbolic condolences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TAGS: <\/strong> Olufemi Ajadi, Kano State, NNPP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Following the heartbreaking road accident that claimed the lives of 20 athletes from Kano State, Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, a prominent Southwest chieftain of the New Nigeria People\u2019s Party (NNPP), has joined the nation in mourning the tragic loss. The athletes were returning from the National Sports Festival in Abeokuta, Ogun State, when the bus transporting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":938,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olufemiajadi.com.ng\/register\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olufemiajadi.com.ng\/register\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olufemiajadi.com.ng\/register\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olufemiajadi.com.ng\/register\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olufemiajadi.com.ng\/register\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=937"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/olufemiajadi.com.ng\/register\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/937\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":939,"href":"https:\/\/olufemiajadi.com.ng\/register\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/937\/revisions\/939"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olufemiajadi.com.ng\/register\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olufemiajadi.com.ng\/register\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olufemiajadi.com.ng\/register\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olufemiajadi.com.ng\/register\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}