RESTORATION CUP ORGANISERS FELICITATE WITH 'MR. SPORTS' GOVERNOR SERIAKE DICKSON AT 54


RESTORATION CUP ORGANISERS FELICITATE WITH 'MR. SPORTS' GOVERNOR SERIAKE DICKSON AT 54

By Donald Sylva



Organisers of the Restoration Cup felicitate with our sports-loving governor, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, otherwise known as Mr. Sports, on the occasion of his 54th birthday.

They said it is significant that this year's celebration coincides with the landmark achievement of Honourable Seriake Dickson becoming the first democratically elected governor of Bayelsa State to complete two terms of eight years in office.

The Director-General, Mr. Ono Akpe, and the Tournament Director, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, in a statement, noted that under Governor Dickson, Bayelsa has won more laurels as the state's athletes have excelled at both local and International competitions.

They also stated that Governor Dickson has used sports, especially football, to change the development narrative about the state.




"As a major sponsor of the Restoration Cup, the governor's unrelenting support has ensured that the tournament has grown to become the biggest grassroots football competition in the country.

"It is to the governor's credit that through the tournament, several football talents are being discovered for the state and the country at large. The third edition, which is ongoing, is living up to its billing as the veritable channel for the discovery of budding talents and a platform for them to showcase their natural skills."



The organisers wished the man popularly known as the Ofurumapepe and the Talk-na-do-Governor a hearty birthday celebration and more years of fruitful service to the Ijaw nation, Nigeria and humanity.

They also prayed for God's continuous blessings and good health on the amiable governor.


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