…says Niger Delta has witnessed progress in Sports Development
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, today, received a delegation of Athletics Federation of Nigeria led by its President, Chief Tonobok Okowa, in Government House, Yenagoa.
The delegation is in Bayelsa for the 2025 Athletics Federation of Nigeria Extra-ordinary congress.
Governor Diri in his remarks, thanked the Federation for choosing Yenagoa as its destination while stating government’s readiness to always support sports development.
The governor further stated that the government of prosperity is building a world class 25,000 seater stadium to give sports men and women the environment and facilities to succeed, knowing well that there are abundance of talents in the state and across the Niger Delta region.
“It’s been a steady history of progress in the sports sector, particularly for us in the Niger Delta, and I’m so happy today because we have maintained that leadership over the years.
I welcome you to Bayelsa, and I’m sure you’ll enjoy the hospitality of our people”, Governor Diri stated.
In the delegation was the first Vice President of Nigeria Olympics Committee, Chief Solomon Ogba.
