Deputy Speaker Tasks Politicians On Grassroot Sports Dev

The Deputy Speaker of
the Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon Leyii Kwanee has charged politicians in the state to evolve strategies aimed at encouraging youths to take part in sports activities.
Kwanee who made the charge last Monday in Port Harcourt at a reception in honour of one of his grassroot sports product, Dumka Neebari lauded the player for being level headed and committed to the game of soccer and for taking advantage of the sports development scheme to get the level he was now.
Neebari, a product of the deputy speaker’s grassroot youth sports development scheme has gone professional soccer in a Mongolian league.
He urged the player to work hard to ensure that he comes into the European league in order to assist other Ogoni brothers who are good in the game of soccer to play international professional soccer.
“When we came on board, we assured the Nyokhana people that by God’s grace we will raise the likes of Josephy Yobo.  It is a thing of joy it has started manifesting. We give all the glory to God”, he said.
Earlier in his speech, Dumka Neebani had thanked the deputy speaker for advancing his football career by setting up Rt Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi football club of Nyokhana which became a platform for him to improve his soccer career.
He urged him to continue to empower Ogoni youths and assured him that history would never forget his role to improve the standard of living and status of the Ogoni youths.
“It is  a happy thing in my life to leave the country to Mongolia to play professional soccer because I have struggled for years. I thank the Deputy Speaker, Hon Leyii Kwanee for taking me out of the village,” he said.
Also speaking, the Manager of Rt Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi Football Club of Nyokhana, Pastor Salvation Moses praised the deputy speaker and urged other prominent Ogoni leaders to emulate him.
“Neebani is from Nyokhana in Khana Constituency II, represented by Hon Leyii Kwanee.  This same constituency has produced similar leaders of his status before, even a distinguished senator but none of them was able to record this kind of achievement”, he said.
“Neebari here few months back was in the village languishing in criminality.  A lot of people had written him off.  But the deputy speaker came, saw, spotted the talent in him and brushed him up.  Today, he is being hunted by different clubs in the world. As I am talking to you right now, here is his visa. In the next 48 hours, he will be travelling to Mongolia. I want to thank you for your effort and pray that God will bless you abundantly. If you recalled gentlemen of the press, few months ago, we were in his office to thank him for one of us, Mr Dumteh Pygbara, who now plays for our national team”.
He further disclosed that another soccer star produced by the deputy speaker’s sports development scheme would be signing a contract deal with Enyimba Football Club soon.