UFC’S KAMARU USMAN VISITS NiDCOM, PLANS TO SET UP AN ACADEMY IN NIGERIA
Oru Leonard
Nigeria’s Ambassador and the current Walter Weight title holder of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), fighter Kamarudeen Usman (aka, Nigerian Nightmare), has made plans to give back to the country, by setting up a sporting academy.
He made this known during his visit to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) in Abuja.
According to Gabriel Odu of the
Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, NiDCOM
Usman, who have been away from Nigeria for over a decade, said he was happy to be home, despite discouragement from some persons.
The Auchi-born international sports celebrity, stated his intention of setting up an academy to train Nigerian youths on his expertise: kick-boxing, boxing and mixed martial arts.
He encouraged youths to work hard, while noting that no impossibility is insurmountable if believed.
Receiving him, an elated Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman/CEO, NiDCOM, said that his homecoming, brings a message of hope, to signify Nigeria’s unity in diversity.
Dabiri-Erewa described him as a kind-hearted Champion, who wants to empower the youths of Nigeria, in the area of sports.
She called on other Nigerian Diaspora to follow Usman’s noble example, in contributing to the country’s development, in their various capacities.
The NiDCOM Boss stated that the Commission is ever ready to assist him towards implementing his vision.
