Okpebholo Rewards Team Edo With N10m For Performance At 9th National Youth Games

Edo State governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has commended Team Edo for their outstanding show astatine the 9th National Youth Games held successful Asaba, Delta State, wherever they finished 3rd overall.

Receiving the victorious athletes astatine Government House, Benin City, alongside his deputy, Rt. Hon. Dennis Idahosa, the Governor praised the team’s resilience and dedication, noting that their efforts person brought pridefulness and honour to Edo State.

In designation of their achievements, Governor Okpebholo announced a currency reward of N10m for the athletes and urged them to stay focused and determined to scope adjacent greater heights successful aboriginal competitions.

“I congratulate our squad for putting successful their champion and securing 3rd spot with 33 gold, 18 silver, and 28 bronze medals. This is an awesome achievement, but I situation you to purpose higher and strive for archetypal spot successful the adjacent edition. Edo deserves to beryllium astatine the top, and with committedness and discipline, we volition execute that,” the Governor stated.

He added: “The State Government volition proceed to enactment you, but I expect to spot stronger dedication and greater committedness successful the coming years. For your efforts, I americium pleased to reward you with the sum of N10m. I judge that with harder training, adjacent greater victories await Edo.”

Chairman of the Edo State Sports Commission, Mr. Amadin Desmond Enabulele, praised Governor Okpebholo for his committedness to sports improvement successful the state, emphasising that the administration’s absorption connected athletes’ payment has been pivotal to the team’s improved performance.

“We convey His Excellency for providing an enabling situation for sports to thrive. For the archetypal time, Team Edo returned with 33 gold, 18 silver, and 28 bronze medals—an unprecedented accomplishment successful the past of our information successful the National Youth Games. The information has travel from the Governor’s dedication to the wellbeing of our athletes,” Enabulele remarked.

Enabulele, who presented the 2nd runner-up trophy to the Governor, affirmed that with continued authorities support, Edo athletes would surpass their existent achievements and found the authorities arsenic a ascendant unit successful nationalist sports.

The 9th National Youth Games successful Asaba attracted participants from crossed the federation, with Team Edo distinguishing itself arsenic 1 of the top-performing contingents.