FCT FA chairman, Adams Mouktar Mohammed has applauded FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, for showering victorious FCT athletes with cash prizes.
Speaking to our correspondent after the event, Mouktar said this is a proud day , a proud moment we see sports as a catalyst for national development, progress and unity.
“As business we have said a lot about how sports contribute to the GDP. So, it’s really a thing of joy that the FCT Minister has done a great job by organizing this event by mandating the Social Development to organize it and the athletes rewarded handsomely. It is something to be remember and be proud of”.
Mouktar also gave assurance that the FCT Football team will do the territory proud in the forthcoming National Sports Festival (NSF) coming up in Ogun state in April.
“Expectations are high for the FCT team. I just addressed the players that they won silver in the last festival and we are going for the gold this time around. We always try to do better and do our best. We are optimistic that the FCT will comes out tops.
At the event held at Area 10, the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike showered cash gifts on athletes who flew the FCT flag high at the Delta 2022 National Sports Festival (NSF) and 6th and 7th editions of the National Youth Games also in Delta state in 2022 and 2023.
Represented by the FCT Mandate Secretary, Social Development, Honourable, Ibrahim Aminu, Wike reiterated his commitment to advancing sports development in the FCT and pledged to create an enabling environment for youths to excel.
The minister said under his watch, there will be more reward for any athletes who put FCT on the part of success saying their efforts will never be in vain.
Blueprint can report that gold medalists from the Delta 2022 Sports Festival were rewarded with cash prize of ₦600,000, silver medalists ₦400,000, and bronze medalists ₦250,000.
For the Youth Games, gold medalists got ₦400,000, silver medalists ₦300,000 and bronze medalists ₦200,000.
The Secretary of the Social Development Secretariat, Olubunmi Olowookere, commended Wike for his magnanimity in rewarding the young athletes and putting smiles on their faces.
Several stakeholders present at the event hailed the FCT administration for athletesing the athletes with the awards, stating that the gesture would serve as a strong motivation for them ahead of the next National Sports Festival.