The Chairman of Imo Strikers of Owerri Prince Chidi Chinedu has lamented the failure of the management of Osun babes to respect business agreement and show professionalism in their dealings with him.
Chidi, while speaking with the media, stated that several efforts have been made for the Osogbo based team to pay him the outstanding of 15,000 000 ( fifteen million Naira ) for premiership exchange slot fees but unfortunately it has been unsuccessful.
He said ” I thought I was dealing with transparent people and would easily wrap up a simple business agreement. I never knew I would be introduced to a new game of hide and seek since October 21st, 2025, that Imo Strikers and Osun babes signed the agreement.’
He added “The money was not supposed to be paid in trenches , it was supposed to be a one-off payment of the agreed 25 million naira, but I was deceived to send my account details for the full payment only for Osun babes to credit me with 10 million Naira and immediately announced a new premiership status via the media.”
The team promised to pay the subsequent balance of 15 million naira before the 30th of November 2025 with a lot of plea and redrafting of our agreement to that effect through calls and pleadings because I didn’t take it lightly with Osun babes that they announced a new premiership status when their financial obligations has not been wrapped up.”
Chidi further explained how several of his calls were not picked and recalled how the team manager of Osun babes Mr Tope Akinlade had sent belittling messages reprimanding him that he doesn’t know how a state Government runs her activities.
This unprofessional behaviour by Mr Tope Akinlade was also followed up by a letter by Osun Babes signed by him to Imo strikers that the government of Osun State is in a financial crisis and not in a position to pay the outstanding
immediately.
Chidi queried ” If Osun State was in a financial mess and can’t run an NWFL Premiership Club , why bother to buy a slot you can’t pay for.” .
Prince Chidi had also reached out to the General Manager of Osun State Sports council Mr Ademola Daini , who didn’t pick up his call but instead sent a message that he would call him immediately but never did.
That scenario was not the first time by him.
” Tope now avoids me , doesn’t pick up my call, and would not respond to my messages.
The same Tope that begged me and promised heaven and earth while courting me for the premiership slot.”
Prince Chidi is seeking the intervention of the Osun State Government, owners of Osun babes, and the NWFL, the body that runs the premiership league to make the actualization of the payment of the outstanding of 15 million naira to Imo strikers possible.
It will be recalled that in 2019, the Colin Edwin football club of Lagos recovered her NNL slot from Osun United after failure from Osun United to fulfil the agreement of paying 6 million naira for the NNL slot.
The recovered slot was later handed over by mutual consent to FC One Rockets by Colin Edwin football club.
Osun babes at the moment are currently not finding it easy in the NWFL Premiership with only 8 points in 7 matches.