Entire N100M from House of Reps will to go to athletes, plus increased allowance and bonus..

Oru Leonard 

Honourable Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, has disclosed that the entire 100 million naira from House of Reps will be given to athletes, plus increased allowance and bonus.

He made the disclosure during a media parley held on Thursday the 18th of July 2024,at the Media Center of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, fielding questions from journalists.

“The entire ₦100 million donation from the Federal House of Reps will entirely go to the athletes,” he confirmed.

“In addition to this, athletes will receive local camping allowance, foreign training grants, foreign training camp allowances, Olympic Games allowances, and winning bonuses.

“Just like it was with the African Games in Accra, Ghana, I will spell out from A-Z, the entitlements for our athletes. My aspiration is for the nation to surpass our previous record from our best Olympic Games performance in 1996,” said Senator Enoh. “We’ve been working on this goal through our preparations, arrangements, and performance team working with athletes in Germany. I am getting reports on the progress every day”, he explained.

He stressed that his aspiration is for Team Nigeria to surpass the country’s best Olympic performance, achieved in 1996 at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris

The minister added that his open and engaging leadership style is aimed at making athletes feel appreciated and valued by the country. “We want to get our athletes to feel appreciated and wanted by our country,” he concluded.

Recall that the House of Representatives in swift move to show solidarity to team Nigeria going the Olympics approved 100M naira to the project.