The government had last year released the said fund for the country’s participation for the All Africa Games, the Youth Olympics and the preparation for the Rio Olympics. But the Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung had repeatedly claimed that the former Director General of the NSC, Mallam Alhassan Yakmut never briefed him concerning the money, an allegation which Yakmut has vehemently denied. In a statement issued in Abuja at the weekend and signed by the National Director, Sports, NANS, Comrade Godwin Erheriene, the body said the matter must not be swept under the carpet since the money in question ought to have made it easy for the athletes to prepare for the global fiesta. However, the body pleaded with the government to try and release another for the training of the athletes while it probes into what really happened to the N2.9 billion earlier released. According to the student body, it will be meaningless if Nigeria will send athletes to the games without adequately preparing them to give optimum performance. The statement further urged the government to put measure in place to ensure that the fund will not be misappropriated if eventually it decides to release the money which it added is for the good of Nigerian athletes preparing to defend the name of Nigeria in Brazil. “Lack of fund should not continue to be the excuse of sports men and women in our great country Nigeria which is also the giant of Africa. Nevertheless we urge the government to track every amount they want to approve for the training of our athletes to ensure that they get what is their due” the statement concluded.
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/nans-urges-buhari-probe-n2-9bn-olympic-fund/
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