African Champions D’Tigress are in a extra joyous temper in Lyon, venue of the FIBA Girls’s World cup Qualifying Event, as they obtained the guarantees made to them by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, after profitable the Afrobasket in August final 12 months in Cote d’Ivoire.
The gamers and their officers had been offered with their certificates for Nationwide honours and title paperwork to their homes allotted to them in Abuja by the Chairman of the Nationwide Sports activities Fee, Mallam Shehu Dikko and the Director Common, Hon Bukola Olopade alongside different high Authorities officers.
This Renewed Hope gesture is a transparent departure from the experiences of the previous, the place Authorities guarantees take years and many years earlier than they’re frustratingly fulfilled.
The NSC Chairman stated it is a immediate fulfilment of guarantees made by a President who really cares with each his phrases and actions, stressing that Nigerian sports activities wouldn’t have pray for a greater chief than President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, in a time and season like this within the nation’s sporting historical past.
” I wish to to begin with thank Mr President for making sports activities work once more in Nigeria and giving each Nigerian athlete a renewed confidence that sports activities can really change their lives and put meals on their desk, as a result of it’s not only a leisure however a critical enterprise”.
” Mr President is comfortable to provide you women these honours and homes as a result of you’ve persistently positioned Nigeria on the worldwide map together with your efficiency, your patriotic spirit and your by no means surrender mentality”.
The Chairman additionally assured the women that the cash promised to them by the President is nearly within the closing stage for disbursement and that too will quickly drop of their respective financial institution Accounts.
The Director Common of the NSC, Hon Bukola Olopade added that Mr President is really redefining what sports activities ought to be inline with what’s obtainable in developed international locations the place sports activities is striving.
” Mr President is a rewarder and his reward system is already yielding large leads to sports activities and fulfilling his promise to you women on time is one other testomony to the precedence he locations on Nigerian sports activities”.
” Like what I usually say , with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, be relaxation assured that once you do nicely for the nation, simply know a grateful and grateful Nation is ready for you”, he concluded.
President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF, Engr Musa Kida, additionally thanked Mr President for laying down a legacy of a lifetime for Nigerian sports activities with the way in which he prioritizes the welfare of Nigerian athletes.
The Coach of the Staff Rena Wakama stated they’re eternally grateful to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the present of affection and assist and guaranteed the nation that there’s extra to come back from her group.
Captain of the Staff Amy Okonkwo additionally expressed gratitude to Mr President on behalf of your complete group whereas additionally assuring that their dedication to the nation will proceed to soar greater.
