The Minister of Sport, Dr. Tanmmy Danagogo, has vowed to deal with any coach or official who encourages athletes to use drugs or any banned substance in sports in the country.
Danagogo in his first official reaction to the drug failure of Chika Amalaha in Glasgow, Scotland, said he would introduce the use of MRI as condition for double checking the status of athletes before any major competition.
According to him: “I will ensure the use of MRI scanning devices amongst others, as routine on our age-grade players and pre-competition drug-test regime on athletes generally.”
He warned of severe consequences for “any official and coach found to encourage or condone cheating of any kind.
He said such officials “would face severe sanctions”.
Danagogo said: “The reported first sample drug test failure of our female weightlifter is very embarrassing and I feel so saddened although I am still convinced that the 16-year-old Amalaha is innocent and hope that she doesn’t fail the confirmation test.
“Nevertheless, I will use my office as Sports Minister to enshrine tenets of integrity and fair competition in our sports, especially as it concerns the youths.”
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