Nigeria: Paralympics - After London 2012 What Next?

16 September 2012
opinion

Nigerian paralympians recorded an unprecedented outing at the London London 2012 Games. The country's athletes were the toast of the ever cheering spectators at the London ExCel Centre where Nigeria dominated the power-lifting event.

And Nigerian officials celebrated the feat like there was no tomorrow. It was quite a spectacle at the Nigerian Ambassador's residence in London as food and drinks freely flowed. National Sports Commission director-general Patrick Ekeji danced to the music of Iyayan like a man who had just reunited with his long lost lover, while his subordinates, Simon Ebojiaye, Olu Akoja and Al Hassan Yakmut prowled all over the premises like over pampered pet dogs.

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