This is what Buhari plans to do to Nigeria’s Olympics team before they jet out
– NOC to present Team Nigeria to President Buhari on July 19
– NOC says Team Nigeria requires the sum of N2billion for the Olympics
– The government approves the sum of N500million for the team
Barrister Solomon Dalung, the minister of Youth and Sports, has disclosed that Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) would formally present Team Nigeria to President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, July 19 at Presidential Villa.
Dalung stated this during the press briefing held in Abuja on Tuesday, July 12 and tagged “the official handing over of Team Nigeria to President Muhammadu Buhari by NOC and Investiture of President Buhari as Grand Patron of NOC”.
According to him, Team Nigeria requires the sum of N2billion which the NOC believes the president will use his good office to solicit for support during the fund raising dinner inside the Aso villa.
Sports Minister Solomon Dalung
This comes even as the government approved the sum of N500million for the team, but Dalung believes the money will not be enough to take care of the expenses of about 95 already qualified athletes.
Dalung stated that nothing will stop the country from going to Rio for the Olympics.
Nigerian sprint queen, Blessing Okagbare will lead Nigerian team for Rio Olympics games billed to start next month, August.
Okagbare tops the list of 35 athletes unveiled by the Athletic Federation of Nigeria (AFN) for next month’s Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
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