Sports minister Solomon Dalung has said
the ministry is refunding all athletes’ extra personal costs incurred on
the road to the Rio Olympics.
Dalung, who spoke with The PUNCH after
the Nigeria/Brazil basketball match in Rio, was reacting to complaints
made by some athletes concerning their personal funds yet to be
refunded.
The minister assured the athletes that
none of them would leave Brazil without getting back all legitimate
expenses incurred on behalf of Nigeria.
He said, “The moment I heard of the
complaints I quickly called the Permanent Secretary (Christian Ohaa)
because I had approved the refunds of all such monies before we all left
Abuja for Rio.
“The explanation he gave to me was that
they had started and they were doing it sport-by-sport and in no time
they would have dealt with every athlete owed. I believe that because he
has shown the number already covered and I know that no player should
leave here owed.”
0 Comment to "We’re refunding athletes – Dalung"
Post a Comment