In the pic above
Goodluck Jonathan rewarded African Queen of the track, Blessing Okagbare
with the sum of N3 million for her heroic performance at the 2013 IAAF
World Athletics Championship in Moscow.Okagbare won silver medal in the
long jump with a leap of 6.99 metres and also finished third in the
Women’s 200m race to put Nigeria on the medal table
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan congratulates members
of the Nigerian team for their sterling performance at the 2014
Commonwealth Games which ended in Glasgow, Scotland at the weekend.
President
Jonathan particularly applauds the elating accomplishment of Blessing
Okagbare who gloriously dominated the female sprint events, and other
athletes who won medals for the country at the games.
The President believes that the athletes' very impressive performance at the games which resulted in Nigeria ranking 8th out of 71 participating countries is
a further demonstration of the indomitable spirit of Nigerians and the
great heights they can attain with hard work, commitment, dedication,
courage and patriotism.
President Jonathan assures the athletes and their handlers that his Administration will continue to do its best to encourage them and support sports development in the country.
He looks forward to receiving and honouring the medal winners and their coaches at the Presidential Villa, Abuja
REUBEN ABATI
Special Adviser to the President
(Media& Publicity)
August 5, 2014
*Congratulations to them all.
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