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Some athletes and officials traveling to Asaba, Delta State, for the 2023 National Youth Games were forced to spend the night on the Benin by-pass traffic logjam due to the terrible situation of the road.
The Seventh National Youth Games started at the Stephen Keshi Stadium Asaba, yesterday, but some state contingents were stuck in a terrible traffic on the Benin by-pass for several hours.
The Guardian, learnt, yesterday, that some athletes, coaches and accompanying officials from some southwest states, including Lagos, Ondo and Ogun, spent the night at the Benin by-pass.
Some of the officials, who spoke with The Guardian, lamented the situation on the corridor, just as they expressed fear that some of the athletes might miss their events scheduled for yesterday morning.
“You won’t believe that some of us (athletes and officials) slept on this bad…
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