2025 NIGER DELTA SPORTS FESTIVAL: NDDC INAUGURATES CENTRAL, LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEES
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2025 NIGER DELTA SPORTS FESTIVAL: NDDC INAUGURATES CENTRAL, LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEES
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has inaugurated the Central and Local Organizing Committees for the maiden Niger Delta Sports Festival, set to take place in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, from April 1 to 9, 2025.
The festival, a flagship sports development program, aims to harness talents for human capital development in the Niger Delta region, beyond oil.
NDDC Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Alabo Boma Iyaye, who co-chairs the Main Organizing Committee urged members to take their nominations as an opportunity to serve their region with commitment and seriousness.
*Key Committee Members:*
– _Central/Main Organizing Committee:_ Alabo Boma Iyaye (Chairman), Itiako Ikpokpo (Co-Chairman), and 15 other members from NDDC and the consultant, Dunamis Icon Limited.
– _Local Organizing Committee:_ Chairmen of sub-committees include Mr. Enefiok Udo-Ubong (Technical), Engr. Evong Moduck Evong (Accommodation), and 11 others.
The Nine Commissioners of Sports from the Niger Delta region’s nine mandate states which include Ondo, Rivers, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Imo, Abia, Delta and Edo have also been inaugurated as members of the Main Organizing Committee to oversee their respective states’ liaisons.
The festival will feature over 15 sports, with NDDC providing almost 95% of the funding as part of its 25th-anniversary celebration.
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