The Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalong, has insisted that the victorious Golden Eaglets' sets of 1985 and 2015, including other athletes that made Nigeria proud in 2015 will be honoured in the third week of January.
He made this known to the journalists in Lagos on Monday during his facilities inspection, adding that the date for the event hasn't been fixed yet but government is committed to rewarding the athletes who have brought hunour to the nation at various sporting events.
"Welfare of our athletes is very important to us and on this note I want to inform you that the 1985 Golden Eaglets will be honoured in the third week of the month, those athletes and teams that did the nation proud last year will also be honoured, " the minister said.
"A day will be approved to honour and reward them."
The minister who lamented the poor state of sporting facilities in Lagos, admitted that the maintenance culture is very poor, but insisted that drastic decision must be taken fast on what will happen to the facilities.
He however identified that the major reason why facilities maintenance has not been effective was due to the short period past sports ministers have spent in office.
According to him, past sports ministers have only had the opportunity of serving for 18 months which is not enough for any policy on facilities maintanace to be effective.
"If I stay longer as a sports minister, I want to assure Nigerians that I will be able to put things in proper shape," Dalung said. Completesport
Solomon Dalung Insists FG Will Reward Successful Athletes In 2015
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