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Sports Minister Sees Off Nigeria Relay Team to USA, As 16 Athletes Jet Out
Joel Ajayi
Nigeria’s preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has hit top gear as 16 Athletes departed the Murtala Mohammed International Airport on Thursday for Texas where they will take part in relay Qualifiers.
The Sixteen athletes and coaches decked in their new kits were seen off by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development Mr Sunday Dare.
The team had almost 3 weeks camping in Abuja in preparation for the the relay races in the United States which serves as Qualifiers for the Olympics after missing out of the World Relays in Poland due to visa issue.
This is Contrary to the reports in a national daily which claimed Team Nigeria was stranded due to lack of funds.
According to the Secretary General Of the Atheletics Federation of Nigeria Prince Niyi Beyioku” Our athletes are highly motivated to participate in various relays in the United States. Contrary to a report which claimed the team was stranded, you can see that it is not true.
You can see them in their new kits courtesy of the Minister who pulled all the buttons to make the trip a reality. The team has no financial problems. Team Nigeria Olympic preparations is on track. This is evident in what we are seeing. The advance party went ahead to finetune all arrangements. This is a mark of the committment of the Honourable Minister to ensure a hitchfree event and podium success in Tokyo”
Beyioku further affirmed “The Athletes have trained very well and are motivated to make the country proud. All the covid 19 protocols for a successful trip have been carried out. To underscore the importance of the trip, the Honourable Minister lived up to his promise to see the athletes off to motivate them to make , Nigeria proud by qualifying for the Olympics and win medals.”
The team would take part in the first relay on May 9th.
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CSO Salutes Trump
A Civil Society Organization (CSO) under the aegis of Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC) has congratulated President Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States of America.
Chief Ugochukwu Nnam, President of the CSO said this in an interview with the Newsmen in Abuja on Monday.
He expressed optimism over improvement on not just American economy but global economy with the inauguration of Trump.
“This is a man with greater vision of making environment around him great.
“In less than few hours of his inauguration, TikTok is back into existence, this shows how he is going to revive the world economy,” he said.
The ILDC boss who reiterated his confidence in Trump’s Presidency, described him as a man of clues and ideas to drive a stable America and the world at large.
He lauded Trump’s collaboration with global entrepreneurs like Elon Musk in an effort to revitalize America’s economy.
According to him, men and women of ideas flock together, they work together for better society and this is what Trump is doing.
Recall that Donald Trump became the 47th President of the U.S by polling 312 electoral votes Vice President Kamala Harris’ 226 votes in Nov, 2024.
Following the oath of office, Trump will address the nation before he is expected to parade across town to the White House and attend three inaugural balls in the evening
About 200,000 supporters are expected to visit the city to mark the presidential transfer of power.
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