Naira rain as Bayelsa rewards Oborodudu, Aiteo Cup winners
The governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, yesterday splashed cash rewards on Bayelsa-born Tokyo Olympic silver medallist, Blessing Oborududu, and 2021 Aiteo Cup champions, Bayelsa United and Bayelsa Queens. While Oborududu was rewarded with a whopping N4m, the top 25 registered players of both United and Queens were rewarded with one million naira each […]
The governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, yesterday splashed cash rewards on Bayelsa-born Tokyo Olympic silver medallist, Blessing Oborududu, and 2021 Aiteo Cup champions, Bayelsa United and Bayelsa Queens.
While Oborududu was rewarded with a whopping N4m, the top 25 registered players of both United and Queens were rewarded with one million naira each while fringe players received N500,000 each.
Diri who disclosed this at the reception in honour of the victorious Bayelsa sports men and women at the Government House in Yenagoa, also announced a million naira reward for Oborududu’s coach, Mr. Victor Kodei, is a former wrestling champion.
He also announced cash rewards of N1.3million for the technical advisers of both Bayelsa United and Bayelsa Queens just as the clubs’ chairmen were rewarded with N1.5m each.
The governor equally directed the immediate release of two Coaster buses to both football teams.
He said “In recognition of this historic feat and giant stride, your government has decided to reward you (Blessing Oborududu) with the sum of four million naira. Our daughter has put Bayelsa State and Nigeria on the map of female wrestling in the world.
“For our FA Cup giants, for the first time in the history of the FA Cup now Aiteo Cup, no state in Nigeria has brought home the two cups both male and female. Bayelsa is the first state and I stand to be proved wrong. Bayelsa has set the record.”
Speaking earlier, Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Daniel Igali, thanked Senator Diri for the exceeding support to the teams, which he said are now the toast of every sports-loving individual.