A easy assembly changed into an enormous dialog about the way forward for sports activities within the Niger Delta when the Chairman of the Niger Delta Growth Fee, Chiedu Ebie, met with organisers of the Niger Delta Video games.
Ebie made a short cease at a overview retreat organised by Dunamis-Icon Restricted for key officers planning the second version of the Video games. The session was aimed toward wanting again on the first version and mapping out higher plans for the longer term.
Talking through the assembly, Ebie mentioned the NDDC desires the Niger Delta Video games to change into a long-lasting mission that may form the way forward for sports activities within the area. Based on him, the imaginative and prescient is to see athletes found on the Video games go on to symbolize Nigeria at main worldwide competitions.
“The Board of the NDDC, we wish to make the Video games our legacy mission, such that there’ll come a time sooner or later after we can have athletes from the Niger Delta Video games representing Nigeria at worldwide occasions such because the Olympics,” Ebie mentioned.
He praised the organisers for taking time to overview previous editions, noting that such classes are essential if the Video games are to develop and stay related. Ebie defined that reviewing performances helps to determine and repair weaknesses whereas constructing on areas of energy.
Earlier, the Managing Guide of Dunamis-Icon Restricted, Sir Itiako Ikpokpo, mentioned the retreat was organised to enhance on the primary version held in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. He defined that the aim was to ask powerful questions and make the following Video games richer and higher organised.
“We’re working to attach the dots, ask ourselves onerous questions and see how we’ll organise a richer Video games,” Ikpokpo mentioned.
Additionally current on the assembly was the Chairman of the Edo State Sports activities Fee, Hon Desmond Amadin Enabulele, who assured the organisers of Edo State’s assist in the direction of a profitable occasion.
The second version of the Niger Delta Video games is scheduled to carry from February 20 to 27 and can function athletes from the 9 states within the Niger Delta area.
