The Minister of Youth and Sports Solomon Dalung has disclosed the reason why the ministry is short of cash which led which also affected the way preparations for the 2016 Olympics.
The minister who spoke with Punch in Brazil disclosed that part of the problem he inherited was the practical disappearance of the sum of N3bn budgeted for the High Performance Centre designed to keep the athletes at their optimum for competitions.
He said, “I am aware that up to N3bn was approved for the High Performance Centre long before we came but it is a mystery how that money was used. I just couldn’t understand how such a thing could happen.
“The money not just to equip the centre but was also meant to cover the salaries of the experts we brought in work with the athletes but they found a way to spend the money. They wiped everything such that we are now paying the experts from our overheard cost rather than the money actually meant for that. It is as bad as that, I mean what we met on ground. So you can see how long this problem started
“It could have been a lot much better. So this is why we have to struggle with funding when it should not be.”
It was not readily explained what has happened to those entrusted with the funds or if any investigation was carried out to explain exactly how some of the cash developed wings.
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Everything in this administration na excuse and blame game. Hope na Jonathan and PDP 16 years also caused it too. If the job is too much for these clueless incompetent wicked selfish and clannish apc government, they should resign. No body begged anybody to became Minister Governor or President. It is almost two years and what they have succeeded in entrenching in Nigeria is Hunger kwoshiokor hardship and hopelessness.
ReplyDeleteOboy reason well,you will agree with me that even our last appearance we did not win any medal so he is saying that billions were budgeted then why can't we take from there.Bring the former person and let him answer the allegations then move on from there by working on your mistakes
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