PRESIDENT of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, (NOC), Engineer Sani Ndanusa has expressed the desire of the committee to move sports in the country to anenviable height through private-public participation.Speaking at the unveiling ceremony of the countdown clock of the London 2012 Olympics, he noted that Nigeria could only attain its potential in sports with the support and cooperation of corporate Nigeria.Ndanusa, who is a former sports minister said the NOC would work with other stakeholders to ensure that companies were encouraged to fund sports with the companies getting the adequate tax rebate and other benefits they deserve.While thanking First Bank PLC and Bank of Industry for partnering NOC on the London 2012 Olympics, he disclosed that Nigeria was not going to this year's London Olympics for sports alone but also to showcase the culture of the country, saying London is just about five hours from Nigeria unlike the last Olympics in Beijing, Chinawhich is 15 hours flight from Nigeria.He commended Goke Dokun- led IMPC Limited for its initiatives on the Olympics Clock countdown which was the first in the history of NOC ahead of any Olympics games.''This has really shown that things are changing for good in the county and it has as well showed that corporate world are beginning to believe in the NOC,'' ,he said.'This event will make their effort in making the dream of Nigeria's participation in the Olympics a worth while experience,Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu while unveiling the clock at the Muri Okunola Park on Victoria Island urged Nigerians and more corporate bodies to rally round the NOC in their quest to make Nigeria proud at the 2012 summer Olympics in London.Goke Dokun CEO,IPMC Limited in his speech at the unveiling ceremony stated that the long awaited countdown has begun, hoping Nigeria would excel at the games going by adequate preparations of the Team Nigeria ahead of the games and assured of his company's continued partnership with NOC to take sports in the country to greater heights.
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