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Governor Nyesom Wike fulfills $20,000 promise to Rivers United players, officials
By Wale Mustapha
Players and officials of Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL champions, Rivers United may have gotten the best end of the year gift as Governor Nyesom Wike redeemed the $20,000 promised to the team.
The prize money amount to #15,600,000 was to honor each player and official for winning the 2021/2022 NPFL title, with a total of 47 beneficiaries.
In July, governor Wike had announced the donation of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) to each player and official of the triumphant Rivers United for their remarkable feat in the top-flight.
The governor said the gesture is in fulfilment of his earlier promise to reward those who bring honours to the state.
The fulfillment of the pledge was presented to the team by the Governor who was represented by Barr. Chris Green, the state’s Commissioner for Sports at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt on Friday.
Green said the Governor always match his words with action, monitor the progress of the team in CAF competition as the state will always stand with the team.
Barr. Green extolled Governor Wike for his magnanimity and unending support to the club, adding that “I am not even surprised because it’s part of him; His Excellency the Governor of Rivers State, Barr Nyesom Wike is a giver.
“He has a ministry of giving, like I have always said you cannot meet him and go back empty that is the kind of person he is. He is so compassionate, he is so benevolent. I am saying it with all amount of responsibility, His Excellency never, for once stopped in the support of this team.”
The General Manager of Rivers United, Chief Dr. Okey Kpalukwu, on behalf of the management, players, technical crew and backroom staff, thanked Governor Wike for fulfilling his promise with a reassurance that the team will continue to make him and the state proud both in the league and continental engagements.
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