The event was held at the State House on Thursday.

The clothing line is meant to kit the Nigerian contingent including players and officials.

Mrs. Buhari expressed satisfaction with the level of preparedness for the games commencing next week and urged for more concerted action from all relevant stakeholders.

She commended the effort of the Main and Local Organizing Committees as well as the sponsors of the games.

Sponsors of the clothing line, the National Lottery Trust Fund, speaking through its Executive Secretary, Dr. Bello Maigari, said the sponsorship of sports was part of its mandate.

He stated that the para powerlifting athletes had taken giant strides on behalf of Nigeria and won laurels.

He said it was therefore imperative that their effort of attracting the hosting rights to Nigeria be commended and supported.

He further said that the fund accepted to kit them with the right apparel so that Nigeria would stand tall before other nations participating in the competition.

He thanked the First Lady for being the grand patron and brand ambassador of the Team Nigerian Para Powerlifting and concluded that all Nigerians must ensure the success of the international competition in order to make the country proud.

Earlier, President of the Nigeria Para Powerlifting Federation, Mrs. Queen Uboh, briefed the First Lady on preparation for the upcoming event and said the unveiling of the clothing line was part of the activities preceding the commencement of the games.

Highlight of the event was the unveiling of the clothing line, which was conducted by the First Lady, supported by Dr. Bello Maigari and Mrs. Queen uboh.

The competition will hold from the 4th to 8th February, 2020 at the International Conference Center, Abuja.

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She said this during a courtesy visit by the team and its officials to the Presidential Villa on Tuesday 26th November, 2019.

Aisha Buhari said the achievements of the team had brought glory to the country, leading to its nomination to host the para-powerlifting World Cup for three consecutive years (2020 – 2022).

Aisha Buhari, who is the host of the event, expressed optimism that the team would win again.

Speaking on the tournament taking place in February 2020, she said she was proud to be the chief host of the tournament and would do her best to ensure a hitch-free exercise.

She said Nigeria was always ready to showcase itself to the world, and called on all relevant agencies, the private sector and all Nigerians to support her in welcoming the world.

Speaking earlier, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the competition, Dr. Mahmood Halilu Ahmed, said Nigeria secured the hosting rights of the competition on merit owing to the repeated successful outings of the team in various countries, sometimes winning most of the medals.

He recalled the decision by the Nigerian Para Powerlifting Federation to appoint the First Lady as the host of the tournament, expressing the confidence that she would deliver a successful exercise.

The President, Nigeria Para-powerlifting Federation, Mrs. Queen Uboh, spoke on the success story of the athletes as they travelled around the world winning laurels and bringing glory to Nigeria, saying it was important that Nigeria recognized their effort so that when they retired, they would never fall into destitution.

Uboh said the Federation had hatched a plan to raise funds for all retired powerlifting athletes and called on state governments to buy into the plan and support those from their states.

She said the acceptance by the First Lady to host the event was symbolic and would go a long way to bring the issue of Nigeria’s disabled to the discussion table.

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