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2025 NDSF: Gov. Diri receives winning trophy

Posted : 24 April 2025

The Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has charged the state contingent, which came first in the recently concluded Niger Delta Sports Festival held in Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom State, to also win subsequent editions of the event and other national competitions.


Governor Diri, who gave the charge at the 161st State Executive Council meeting in Yenagoa, also commended the organizers of the event, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), for putting the games together.


His words: “For the first time in the history of any sporting event, Bayelsa has come first where there is Delta. So, on behalf of the council and the state, we extend a very big thank you to all the officials and athletes for winning this maiden edition of the NDDC Niger Delta Sports Fiesta.


I also take this opportunity to congratulate the Niger Delta Development Commission for their thoughtfulness in organizing this competition to engage our youths.


“We want to appreciate the NDDC; if I am not mistaken, this is the first time a competition of this nature has been organized since the inception of the NDDC.


“It is very welcoming, and this time around, they didn’t even bother the states. All they needed from us was our approval for the competition to be held, and they took charge of everything. We are very grateful, and we believe this is an area that will engage our youths, who will also be happy that the NDDC is involving them.”


Governor Diri had a message for the Bayelsa contingent: “We want to thank all of you who have made this a success, and we urge you to know that certainly, the competition will not be a one-off event.


“I am sure that by next year, they will invite you again. Once you have come first, you cannot go back again. That’s what Delta has been doing to us,” he said.


The trophy was presented to Governor Diri by the Commissioner for Sports Development, Champion Daniel Igali.

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