A pop sports coach slumped as well as died inwards Calabar on Sabbatum later crying for assist as well as none was rendered at UJ Esuene Stadium.
According to a controversy past times Orok Duke, Chairman, Cross River State (CRS) Sports Commission, coach Paul Banigo, who jogged into the stadium inwards the morning, died piece putting together his practise tools.
Mr. Duke said they direct keep been left inwards a dilemma since no infirmary would bring the slowly coach's corpse without the requisite fiscal commitment.
"On the fateful Sabbatum morning, Paul died on duty, on official duty. But when he fell, initial assist could non endure rendered. Not fifty-fifty a CPR? So sad," Duke added.
Below is his amount statement:
A SPORTS COACH SLUMPED AND DIED TODAY: GOODBYE PAUL BANIGO
He jogged into the UJ Esuene Stadium inwards the morn to move along a rendezvous amongst the members of earth as well as sundry solid soil Athletes, who had adopted him every bit their personal coach as well as Aerobics Instructor. However, today's rendezvous turned out to endure amongst death.
As coach Paul Banigo was putting together his practise tools, he slumped as well as cried for help, simply none was rendered. All those present, initially ran to unlike compass directions, for sundry reasons. Paul Banigo died.
The Stadium Clinic is non functional as well as I am working amongst the Hon Commissioner for Health to remedy this anomaly.
Today's tragedy caught us past times surprise as well as came to us at a fourth dimension that nosotros are financially unstable.
Since no infirmary would bring Coach Banigo's Corpse without the requisite fiscal commitment, nosotros were left inwards a quandary. But initial assist came our means through ex Gov Donald Duke as well as his married adult woman Onari... (God bless Their Benevolent Souls). Mrs Duke reached out to the Navy Hospital, Calabar as well as they agreed to have the trunk for "autopsy as well as embalmment”.
We direct keep visited the infirmary for the 3rd fourth dimension this night, the Corpse is inwards adept hands as well as His Excellency, Governor Ben Ayade has been briefed accordingly as well as the needful volition endure done.
As a staff of the CRS, Paul had taken upwards the extra responsibleness of taking upwards those who had late been dislocated from using the House of Assembly loma for practise purposes, due to recent safety concerns. On the fateful Sabbatum morning, Paul died on duty, on official duty. But when he fell, initial assist could non endure rendered. Not fifty-fifty a CPR? So sad.
The 8 years relegation of the Sports Commission created the rot... No Ambulances, offices, buses,facilities etc. The procedure of rebuilding the infrastructure as well as repositioning sports is on as well as it is "work inwards progress".
The CRS Governor volition fund as well as staff the UJ Esuene Stadium Clinic, nosotros are committed to piece of occupation amongst the Commissioner for Health, SA Budget as well as the CRSHA to attain this amongst the 2018 Budget.
No avoidable tragedy should befall us over again inwards CRS Sports family. Never Again.
Rest inwards Peace Coach Paul Banigo.
Rt. Hon. Orok Otu Duke JP
Chairman,
CRS Sports Commission.