The President of the Badminton Federation of Nigeria BFN, Francis Orbih has expressed sadness over the death of Mallam Yahaya Mohammed, President of Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF, who died over the weekend at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano after a brief illness.
Orbih lamented that the weightlifting boss died when his efforts and investment in Nigeria Weightlifting have started bearing and yielding fruits.
According to him, “his firm belief in youth development is legendary with the information about how he pushed and developed the youths in Jigawa State during his tenure as chairman.
“It is not just the Weightlifting Federation, but the entire Nigerian sporting family that will miss the friendly, boisterous gentle giant for his achievements. We will never forget the bountiful “harvest” our nation had in weightlifting at the last All Africa Games in Morocco, with 16 gold, 13 silver and 18 bronze medals.
“The Weightlifting Federation has lost a gem at a time his zeal, passion, dedication and wealth of experience is most needed.
“I on behalf of the Board of the Badminton Federation of Nigeria and the entire Nigerian badminton community offer our sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased and the entire weightlifting family in Nigeria. May the gentle soul of “Biggy” rest in peace. May God comfort the family”.
