President Buhari on Tuesday received briefing from Minister of Youth and Sports, Comrade Solomon Dalung at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
After the briefing, Dalung had a chat with State House correspondents during which he told those calling for his head over the abysmal performance of the Nigerian contingent to the Olympics that he is not the problem with Nigerian sports.
"We need to go back to the grassroots and groom talents for future competitions.
"I am not the problem of Nigerian sports because abysmal performance predates my appointment,” he said.
He explained that he was at the State House to brief the President about the outing of Team Nigeria at the Rio Olympics.
"It is normal if somebody sends you on an errand, when you accomplish that task you first and foremost brief that person before you go public to start talking to outsiders.
"So, all I did was to brief the President on our performance, the challenges we had, the progress we made because in 2016 Nigeria was celebrated.
"These two (Nigerian) athletes (Aruna Quadri and Ukogu) were recognized internationally in Rio; that happening to Nigeria is an achievement.
"And I also requested from him the support for getting a date to organize a reception for our dream team that has gotten a bronze medal for us.
"He (President Buhari) also appreciated our performance and thanked us for doing the country proud and keeping the flag flying. He challenged us to do more for the country to move forward in sports,” he said.
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