Nigeria’s House of Representatives has set the ball rolling by urging fellow Nigerians to support Team Nigeria ahead of their participation in the Olympic Games.
The House of Reps has committed N100 million to help Team Nigeria prepare for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which will take place from July 26 to August 11.
The cash pledge was made on Wednesday, July 17, during a plenary session attended by Senator John Enoh, Minister of Sports Development, as well as certain athletes, the Nigeria Olympics Committee (NOC), and the Nigeria Paralympics Committee (PCN).
Deputy Speaker Ben Kalu declared the support on behalf of Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, noting that the monies would be pooled from House members’ salaries.
“I am conveying the decision of the leadership of the House to you. To kick the ball rolling, we are supporting you with a sum of N100 million,” Mr Kalu said.
“We are using this opportunity to call on other lovers of sport to support the team because sport unites us all as a nation. We urge the private sector to support the team,” Mr Kalu added.
