Each of the six paralympians that won gold medal at the
London games were last night rewarded with the sum of five million Naira each.
They are also to receive national honour of Member of the Order of the Niger
(MON) during today’s conferment of the honours that holds in Abuja.
President Goodluck Jonathan remarked that physical challenge
is not a barrier to achieving set goals.
President Jonathan also said that the performance of Team
Nigeria in the London Olympics that held earlier was ‘a huge disappointment’,
and challenged those responsible to brace up in order to post better
performance in future. Besides the gold medallists at the Paralympics, the
silver medallists were rewarded with the sum of three million each, while the
bronze medallists got two million each.
Other paralympians who failed to win any medal were rewarded
with the sum of five hundred thousand Naira each.
The coaches of the paralympians who accompanied them to the
London event each received the sum of N2.5 million.
For the Falconets that finished fourth in the 2012 u-20
world cup that held in Japan, they were commended for their sterling
performance and team spirit. Each of them was rewarded with the sum of 1
million. Their coaches were not left out as each of them pocketed the sum of
N1.2 million.
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