Bayelsa finished second in Delta with 300 medals and reward gold medalists one million each.
The Governor of Bayelsa state, Douye Diri, has rewarded medalists at the just concluded National Sports Festival in Delta state with Automatic employment and cash rewards.
Diri hosted the state’s contingents to Delta state inside the Executive Council Chambers of the Government House, Yenagoa.
Delta Finished second in Delta
Bayelsa finished second behind the host Delta state, surpassing its earlier best position of third recorded at the 2020 festival hosted by Edo State in 2022 at the 21st national sports festival.
The state won 300 medals in Delta state, and Bayelsa won 109 gold, 104 silver, and 87 bronze medals.
Gold Medalists get one Million naira
In a statement by the Bayelsa state governor, Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah, revealed the governor announced N1 million each to gold medalists and N750, 000 each for team gold.
The silver medalists will get N500,000 and N300,000 for team silver medalists, the bronze medalists gets N300,000 and the team bronze medalists get N150,000.
He added that Coaches and secretaries of gold medal teams get N500,000 each, their assistants get N300,000 each, and non-medalists get N50,000 each.
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He also announced automatic employment for those yet to be employed in the state sports council.
“You have broken your own record and now Bayelsa is the number two sporting state in Nigeria. Your record and the state’s exploits in football and other sporting activities have resulted in my being nominated as the Best Sports Governor in Nigeria. That award will be dedicated to all of you. Let us continue to raise the image of the state as you did in Asaba,” he said.
The biannual national sporting event was billed for December 4 to 10, the next edition will be held in Ogun state in 2024.
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