President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday rewarded Nigerian
athletes and their officials who made the country proud at the African Senior
Athletics Championships in Marrakech, Morocco, the Commonwealth Games in
Glasgow, Scotland, The African Youth Games in Gaborone, Botswana, The World
Junior Athletics Championships in Oregon, USA, and the 2014 FIFA Female U-20
Football World Cup in Montreal, Canada.
The president while giving a speech at the reception held in
honour of the 351 sports men and women at the Banquet Hall of the presidential
Villa, Abuja said over N300m will be splashed on the athletes has a way of
showing appreciation to them.
The President also reassured Nigerians that his administration was determined to ensure that all sectors of national life were given the necessary motivation to achieve set goals.
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