PRESIDENT
Goodluck Jonathan has charged Team Nigeria to go all out for medals at
the London 2012 Olympics and surpass Nigeria’s performance at Atlanta
‘96 Olympics where the team won two gold medals.
Chioma Ajunwa won gold in the women’s long jump while the football team captained by Kanu Nwankwo also won gold.
The President made the
call on Tuesday after his investiture as the Grand Patron of the Nigeria
Olympic Committee conferred on him at a grand reception at the Ladi
Kwali Hall of the Sheraton Hotels, Abuja. Jonathan, who was represented
by Vice President Namadi Sambo, said Nigeria had everything to surpass
the previous achievement.
He said, “I’m indeed
grateful for the honour bestowed on me by the Nigeria Olympic Committee.
I am happy to know the efforts already put in both by the NOC and the
NSC to ensure that Nigeria excel at the Olympics. I urge our ambassadors
to go all out to make us proud and surpass the feats recorded at the
Atlanta Olympics.”
The President also
commended corporate organisations for throwing their weight behind the
efforts of the NOC and the NSC in giving the country a descent outing at
the Olympics and promised that such assistance would not go
unappreciated.
PUNCH NEWSPAPER
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