Izuchukwu OkosiRivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Friday redeemed his pledge of $20,000 (#15,600,000) to each player and official of Rivers United that won the 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League title, reports Prime Business Africa.
Governor Wike announced the donation of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) to each player and official during a reception organized in Port Harcourt to honour the team for emerging champions of the NPFL in July.
Rivers State Commissioner for Sports, Barrister Chris Green redeemed the pledge on behalf of his Principal at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt on Friday evening.
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The Governor said the gesture is in fulfilment of his earlier promise to reward those who bring honours to the state.
While speaking in a media chat after the presentation, Barrister Green extolled Governor Wike for his magnanimity and unending support to the club.
“I am not even surprised because it’s part of him; His Excellency the Governor of Rivers State, Barrister 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,” Green said.
“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.
“As a Governor who matches his words with action, he has also promised to monitor the progress of the team in CAF competitions as the state will always stand with the team.”
In his response, the General Manager of Rivers United Chief Dr Okey Kpalukwu, on behalf of the Management, players, technical crew and backroom staff, thanked the Governor for fulfilling his promise.
Rivers United will campaign in the CAF Confederation Cup after their elimination from the preliminary stages of the CAF Champions League.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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