Updated: Saturday, September 05, 2009

Kaduna athletes get reward
...after Ramadan

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By UBA IBRAHIM, Kaduna |

ATHLETES who represented Kaduna state at the 16th National Sports Festival tagged KADA Games 2009 have been assured that the state government will organize a befitting  reception for them immediately after the Ramadan period.

Governor Mohammed Namadi Sambo gave the assurance yesterday through his deputy governor Mr. Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa at an interactive session between government officials, coaches and organizing secretaries at the Kada Games 2009 LOC secretariat, Murtala Mohammed Square, Kaduna.

"The governor has given approval to organize the reception but this cannot be done because of the fasting period. However, immediately after the Ramadan period a grand reception would be organize for the athletes and other stakeholders," Yakowa said.

"I want you coaches and organizing secretaries to pass this information to the athletes and wherever the athletes may be tell them to come back after the fasting period."

 "We are not too much in a hurry to forget the success of Kada Games and all the athletes and their coaches are going to be appreciated," the deputy governor who was the LOC chairman of the games added.

He also stated that he personally took up the issue of coaches who grumbled after hearing that they would only be given certificates and wall clocks after what they have achieved for the state during the games with the governor and said they would be appreciated.

The deputy governor said the government will not renege on the promises it made to athletes who won gold, silver and bronze medals. He said that athletes who won gold medals for individual event will get 300,000 Naira and those who won silver and bronze medals will get 200,000 and 100,000 Naira respectively.

However, for team event, athletes who won gold, silver and bronze medals will get one million Naira, 750,000 Naira and 500,000 Naira respectively

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