Gov Wike’s Golf Tourney Holds In PH

No fewer than 100 golfers are competing at the Rivers State Governor, Barrister Nyesom Ezenwo Wike’s Golf Tournament, which teed-off yesterday at the Port Harcourt Club Golf Section.
The tournament which is being sponsored by the chairman of Degema Local Government Area, Hon Tony Philemon, and the Senior Special Assistance to the Bayelsa State Governor on General Duties, Johnbull Dangofa, was aimed at further show-casing the quality projects executed by Governor Wike.
Speaking with sports journalists in Port Harcourt, co-sponsor of the tournament, Johnbull Dangofa said, every necessary logistics had been put in place to make the tournament a huge success.
The seasoned professional golfer and administrator opined that the tournament will be exciting as top ranking professional golfers within and outside the shores of Nigeria were competing for honours at the tournament that was expected to climax on March 12. 2021.
According to him, the sum of N5million Naira has been earmarked as price money for the pros, although it could be increased as event unfolds.
“The tournament will be used to show case the numerous projects executed by Governor Nyesom Wike, our amiable Governor, in the light of the several infrastructural developmental projects executed by his administration. Governor Wike has done well and we are trying to encourage him to do more”, he said.
Meanwhile, the Professional Golfers Association of Nigeria (PGAN) said it would also use the period to honour the Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, with an Award of Excellence.
The Secretary of PGAN, Jide Bolaji, described Governor Wike, as the best sports loving leader in Nigeria, assuring that the number one citizen of Rivers State has performed beyond the expectation of Rivers people and Nigeria at large.
Bolaji hinted that the governor has transformed Port Harcourt into a mini-Dubai and that his developmental strides informed them to take the decision to honour him with an award.