₦airaland Forum

My attention has been called to a post on social media by Ese Ukpeseraye. After reading the post and some follow up comments i swung into action. Ese's post seems to have been grossly misunderstood, perhaps also because it didn't seem to give proper context to the matter in perspective. It is important I make some clarifications.

Abinitio, Team Nigeria qualified for one road race in cycling and prepared for it in terms of training and the appropriate competition equipment. Team Nigeria was fully prepared for this road race until two weeks ago after the Cycling team with the rest of Team Nigeria had already left for the Olympics, that a communication from the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) was received reallocating additional slots to the Cyclist Federation of Nigeria (Kerin and individual sprint).

This reallocation to Nigeria was due to the disqualification of a country, leaving Nigeria as the next eligible to make the list of qualified countries to compete. Unfortunately, this additional slot required the use of a different competition equipment in terms of biking.

For this track race reallocated to Team Nigeria, a very special equipment (approved specifically for the Olympic track game) is used. It'll take months to have it delivered after ordering and making payment. To therefore get Ese to compete, the Federation through Ese's Club in Europe and working with a German owned Company, got a ‘Track Bike’ for our cycler Ese.

Tomorrow the 9th of August 2024, Ese will race in an individual sprint, the race she originally qualified for.

Picture of Hanzo Track bike used by the Australian team below, and how long it takes to deliver if ordered on the 8th of August, 2024.

adamusuleiman3:
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adamusuleiman3:
Nlfpmod

Dpharisee:
There are some Monikers that I jump over their posts because reading their comments can dull the brain as all they do is defend their party affiliations even when the action of political appointees is causing a dent on the image of this country like this Minister of Sports desperately trying to spin the story of this Cycler borrowing a bicycle 🚲 out of context as if we be mumu that cannot understand the meaning of borrowing.

He said it will take several months to get her the required one bicycle for the competition meanwhile it takes only days to acquire SUV's for National Assembly members.

Goodvibes007:
↪I don't know how old you are but if you have ever bought a new car, you would know it can take months and even years to deliver.
Yes. I just ordered a Toyota grandhighlander and I was given a date of 8 - 16 months for delivery.

Kobojunkieee:
First of all, cars don't take months anymore unless you are stuck in a very remote place on this planet— Domestically built: Can take 6–8 weeks
Built overseas: Can take 3 months or longer. Second, a bike is not a car, so dead this nonsense argument of yours.

Goodvibes007:
↪ You love to argue blindly.

Kobojunkieee:
I am sorry but is that woman a Representative of the Toyota Highlander group telling you it in fact takes 6 months for a car to be delivered or are you simply fishing around for the ludicrous to back up a ridiculous claim you made earlier?

Second, a Bicycle is not a car!

bobby007:
this are special bikes

Ibrahimcoomasie:
You think they are bikes sold at tejuosho or aba ariara market lol.

WeirdAlien:
If really you know what you're doing, you'll get that bike in 24 hours.
Nonsense.

Ibrahimcoomasie:
↪ You think they are bikes sold at tejuosho or aba ariara market lol.

Helpfromabove1:
This excuse is not good enough Why Nigeria was next pick after the disqualification of a nation is because we applied for it So we applied for it without a bike 🚴 in the first place abi ?

Helpfromabove1:
This excuse is not good enough


Why Nigeria was next pick after the disqualification of a nation is because we applied for it

So we applied for it without a bike 🚴 in the first place abi ?

Lordsonn:

Very useless excuse. You can buy this Hanzo bike from a store in Paris if they are serious. You don't need to order it to Nigeria. The organizing committee is aware before the competition start.

Goodvibes007:
If you have ever bought a new car, you would know it can take months and even years to deliver. Even the ones for the crooks in the Senate and HOR took months to deliver.

I just ordered a Toyota grandhighlander in July, and I was given a date of 8 - 16 months for delivery.

Even the track bike used for a track event in the Olympic can take weeks or even months to deliver.

Hecziggz:
if the nairaland owner knows the kind of disservice you guys are rendering him he will stop political section.. Ordinary Bicycle that one can do air cargo that's what you are here typing rubbish... Get sense bro

Ibrahimcoomasie:
Lol. What disservice? You people Sha want to turn Nairaland to your echo chamber. Do we produce such bikes in Nigeria? Where are you cargo-ing the bike from. Do you manufacture such specialized bikes in your village? From this post, I can tell that you are likely a member of the headless mob gang aka Obidients. Abeg. Let's be playing opposition politics with sense.

Dpharisee:
There are some Monikers here that I jump over their posts because reading their comments can dull the brain as all they do is defend their party affiliations and political appointees like this Minister of Sports desperately trying to spin the story of this Cycler borrowing a bicycle 🚲 from the German contingent out of context as if we are all mumu that cannot understand the meaning of borrowing.

He even said it will take several months to get her the required bicycle for the competition, meanwhile it takes only days to acquire sophisticated SUV's for National Assembly members.

Edit; before I finished typing one of those propagandist monikers I talked about skipping their posts above just arrived and quoted me even making a bogus claim of ordering Highlander SUV direct from factory in his dreams below 👇

Jokay07:
This explanation doesn't make any sense.
Intact, it would have been better if no explanation was made.

Kobojunkieee:
See useless excuse abeg!

Ibrahimcoomasie:
Lol. What disservice? You people Sha want to turn Nairaland to your echo chamber. Do we produce such bikes in Nigeria? Where are you cargo-ing the bike from. Do you manufacture such specialized bikes in your village? From this post, I can tell that you are likely a member of the headless mob gang aka Obidients. Abeg. Let's be playing opposition politics with sense.