The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) will sustain its commitment to sports development in the region. The Managing Director, Dr. Christian Oboh has said.
He dropped the hint in a chat with newsmen shortly after a football match in his honour between the Rivers State University of Science and Technology Alumni Association and their University of Port Harcourt counterpart in Port Harcourt.
While acknowledging that sports remain a major component of the Commission’s development agenda, the Managing Director explained that “Sports, outside keeping us fit also brings people together; it puts joy on the people. Sport all over the world is a major source of income”.
Dr. Oboh pledged to encourage Niger Delta youths interested in sports, adding that the Commission was willing to partner organizations with same vision for its development in the Region.
The event witnessed the presentation of trophy by the Management Director, Dr. Christian Oboh to the University of Port Harcourt Alumni Association football team winner of the match via a first half penalty.
The Rivers State Chapter of the Sport Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) recently conferred a merit award on the NDDC for its contributions to sports development in the Niger Delta Region.
Some of the sports programmes under NDDC sponsorship include Tiger hunts for golfers, Handball, Swimming and Lawn Tennis competitions among secondary schools in the region.
