Danagogo Set To Pay Athletes Allowance.

The Minister of Sports, Tammy Danagogo, has assured that athletes allowances would be paid before they leave Scotland the venue of this year's edition of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

The Sports Minister, who made this statement following complains from Nigerian athletes that they were yet to recieve their due allowances, said he had directed the officials of the National Sports Commission,NSC, to shelve the old style of payment and pay the athleytes according to their demands in a bid to boost their morale to further win laurels for the nation.

Before now, it has been the usual practice of the NSC to pay the athletes at thend of every international competitions believing that the gesture would distract them from achieving their set objectives.

But the Minister, said the Commission wanted to encourage and motivate the athletes to make new Commonwealth Games, surpas their past records, thus, the Commission must be able to listen to the yarning of the athletes who according to him are reay and determined to win Gold medals in their respective sporting activities.

Danagogo,who is happy with the new records set by Amahala Chika in 56 kilogramme, weightlifting event where set she erased Augustina Nwokolo records set at thlast Comonwalth games in New Delhi, India in 2010, said he was hopeful that Nigeria would still win many Gold medals, adding that the medals won so far had rekindled the nation's hope that the nation would be counted on the medals table.

Nigeria is placed eight on the medals table with One Gold, two Silver and One Bronze medals.