
OLOPADE EXPRESSES DELIGHT AT NDSF DURING VISIT TO MOC
Bukola Olopade, the Director-General of the National Sports Commission (NSC) made an unscheduled stop at the office of the Main Organising Committee (MOC) of the Niger Delta Sports Festival (NDSF) on the eve of the official opening ceremony of the festival.
Dressed in an impressive traditional wears, Olopade was met on arrival by Itiako Ikpokpo, Co-Chairman of the MOC and lead Consultant at Dunamis Icon, organisers of the festival.
“I am very proud of what you guys have achieved here and it is a pointer of the new dawn in the nation’s sports.
“At the National Sports Festival, we will look to collaborate with you on some of the innovations that has been noted in your management of the Niger Delta Sports Festival,” declared Olopade, who served as Commissioner for Sports when Ogun State hosted the National Sports Festival.
Ikpokpo thanked the Director-General for the visit and recalled how the NSC Chairman, Shehu Dikko and the DG has been very supportive of the project.
“Your visit on the eve of the official opening ceremony is a huge shot in the arm and we are indeed encouraged.
“On behalf of the team, I wish to extend through you our appreciation of the President’s acceptance to flag off the Festival. We look forward to receiving Mallam Dikko who will be representing the President,” Ikpokpo told the NSC chief.
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