Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has unveiled the clothing line for the 2020 Para Powerlifting World Cup holding in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
The event, which held at the Presidential Villa on Friday, is meant to kit the Nigerian contingent including players and officials.
The First Lady in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Office of the First Lady, Aliyu Abdullahi, expressed satisfaction with the level of preparedness for the games commencing next week and called for more concerted action from all relevant stakeholders.
She commended the efforts of the main and local Organising Committees as well as the sponsors of the games.
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Sponsors of the clothing line, the National Lottery Trust Fund, speaking through its Executive Secretary, Bello Maigari, said the sponsorship of sports is part of its mandate.
Maigari stated that the para powerlifting athletes have taken giant strides on behalf of Nigeria and won laurels, it is therefore imperative that their effort of attracting the hosting rights to Nigeria be commended and supported.
He further said that the Fund accepted to kit the athletes with the right apparel so that Nigeria will stand tall before other nations participating in the competition.
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He thanked the First Lady for being the Grand Patron and Brand Ambassador of the Team Nigerian Para Powerlifting and concluded that all Nigerians must ensure the success of the international competition in order to make the country proud.
Earlier, President of the Nigeria Para Powerlifting Federation, Queen Uboh, briefed the First Lady on preparations for the upcoming event and said the unveiling of the clothing line is part of the activities preceding the commencement of the games.
Highlight of the event was the unveiling of the clothing line which was conducted by the First Lady, supported by Bello Maigari, and Queen Uboh.
The competition will hold from February 4-8, 2020, at the International Conference Center, Abuja.
