The new president of Nigeria Weightlifting Federation (NWF), Dr Ibrahim Abdul has outlined an elaborate programme of activities that will see the governing body collaborate extensively with military agencies in the country, megasportsarena.com reports.
Abdul revealed the strategy he aims to employ in taking the lifters’ sport to greater height in the country, following his election in Abuja, as he also disclosed that they will liaise with para-military organizations for further development.
The new boss of the NWF pointed out that collaborating with military and para-military bodies would engender further growth in the sport through the creation of employment opportunities for many weightlifting stakeholders, especially the lifters.
He added, while reeling out his plans for the federation over the next four years, that the new board will pay adequate attention to the welfare of weightlifters, coaches, officials and referees, whose wellbeing he promised would be seen as paramount.
Abdul also affirmed: “The new board wants to complement on the efforts and achievements of the former president of Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, late Yahaya Mohammed.
“At the 2019 African Games in Morocco, the Nigeria Weightlifting Federation won the highest medals for the country.
“This current board wants to surpass the African Games record and feature at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The board also wants to focus and meet up equipment deficit in the Federation.
“We want to collaborate with the Military and Para Military Organisations in order to create employment for weightlifters and the board will take the issue of Anti-Doping seriously.”
