NIGER DELTA SPORTS FESTIVAL CLOSES WITH SPECTACULAR FINALS AND GOLD MEDALS FOR EDO AND DELTA STATES
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After six days of intense sporting competition, the Niger Delta Sports Festival (NDSF) came to a partial close with the finals in football, athletics, and wrestling.
For nearly 3,000 athletes who traveled to Uyo representing their states, the experience is likely to remain memorable, even if they eventually choose to leave sports as a career.
This sentiment was clearly expressed by Alabo Boma Iyaye, Chairman of the NDSF Main Organizing Committee (MOC), during his address to the media following the final meeting of the organizing body.
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“This festival has provided opportunity for bonding among youths of our region, memories that they will carry all their lives. We are happy at NDDC to have made this platform available,” Iyaye has remarked.
After a grand carnival-like opening night, the festival’s closing is anticipated to be just as spectacular.
Dunamis Icon Limited, the event’s project managers, are wisely bringing back Smile Global Entertainment, the producers of the opening ceremony, for another performance.
Brown Chinedu Wilfred, the Abia State native known for his all-white attire, was seen throughout the Uyo Township Stadium, overseeing his team as they set up impressive lighting and top-tier speakers.
“We are setting up differently from what we did on opening day but this time, it’s going to blow minds,” Wilfred boasted.
Itiako Ikpokpo, the Lead Consultant, told journalists that the festival objectives have been met but added, “We will surely put up a good show befitting all that was accomplished in attention to details we brought to organize this event. However, the real accomplishment will be achieved when we are able to groom discovered athletes to be on the podium in years ahead.”
Earlier, Iyaye had announced the decision of the MOC to recommend that the festival be a biennial event.
“We have received commendations from all over the country and the MOC reached a decision today to recommend to the NDDC Board that this festival should hold every two years,” said Iyaye who also is the Executive Director Finance and Administration at the NDDC. Present at the briefing and on hand to watch the final races was the Chairman of the NDDC Board, Chinedu Ebie.
David Akahalu led the Edo State 4×400 meters relay team to secure the gold medal in the final event, marking the conclusion of the festival. This victory, following the Delta State girls’ gold in the 4x400m relay, appears to have propelled Bayelsa State off the top spot on the medals table.
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