Organizers of Nigeria’s biggest grassroots football spectacle, the Bayelsa Governor’s Football Tournament tagged the Prosperity Cup, have congratulated Governor Douye Diri on the occasion of his birthday.
Director General of the Prosperity Cup, Mr. Ono Akpe in a congratulatory message, described Governor Diri as a humble, compassionate, selfless and exceptionally resourceful leader who continues to demonstrate an uncommon sense of duty in the service of Bayelsa State.
According to him, he is pleased with Governor Diri for his numerous landmarks and legacies in infrastructure, human capital development projects and economic empowerment of the people in all critical sectors with which he has further repositioned Bayelsa State in the last five years of his very impactful administration.
The statement extolled the virtues and hardwork of the governor, especially the peace and stability the state has enjoyed as well as his patriotic and unrelenting service to his state and the nation.
It notes the governor’s developmental drive in the state which has crystallized into the success of Bayelsa in the sports sector with a continuous dominance of the state’s athletes in all the national events they have participated in, in recent years.
It explains that the state’s performance in the National Sports Festival, Niger Delta Sports Festival, National Para Games, Nestle Milo Basketball Championship, Bayelsa Queens dominance in Nigeria, and both state-owned teams triumphed in 2021 AITEO CUP in Benin City, Edo State is a testament of the governor’s passion for the development of sports.
He acknowledged that Bayelsa Queens recent triumph in the Nigeria Women Premier Football League NWFL and Precious Benjamin, a product of Prosperity Cup 2023 tournament’s, brilliant outing in the U:20 African Cup of Nation as well as other stars from the tournament has boosted the credibility of the competition and women’s football in the state.
The statement lauded the governor, Senator Douye Diri for his tireless commitment to see that the “Prosperity Cup” remains the biggest grassroots football tournament in the nation, noting that the showpiece has impacted positively on youths in the state, especially the increment of the prize money.
“Since your emergence as the governor of Bayelsa, you have remained irrevocably committed to your “ASSURED Mantra”
which centres largely on infrastructure, sports, agriculture, education, healthcare, political tolerance and justice for all irrespective of tribe, creed, party and religion”
“Your leadership prowess has continued to reverberate across the entire state and beyond and we celebrate your unforgettable contributions to advancing our state, your commitment to humanity and how at different times various impactful approaches and activities on the people you lead has marked you out as a light that cannot be hidden”, Akpe stated.
“On behalf of the Central Organizing Committee (COC) of the tournament, I congratulate you, Your Excellency, our father, our boss, as you clock a year older today. It is our prayer that God will grant you more years in good health to render more services to the people of Bayelsa State and the entire nation.” Akpe added.
