Uyo — At last, the Akwa Ibom State government has redeemed its pledge to Akwa United players when they won the Federation Cup in 2015.Governor Udom Emmanuel had pledged to give cash reward to the 2015 winning team, but payment was, however, delayed due to crisis following discontent from some members of the team, who felt cheated.
Presenting the cheques to the players, management and staff in his office, the Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Mr. Monday Uko, thanked the governor for redeeming the pledge in spite of the financial difficulties the state was passing through.
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