Directors of Sports Forum Honour Immediate Past Bayelsa Sports Director
The immediate past Director of Sports of the Bayelsa State Sports Council and Public Relations Officer of the union, Sir Braveman Wodi has been honored by the Directors of Sports Forum with an award and gift after serving meritoriously as Director of Sports in Bayelsa.
The presentation was done at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba by the chairman of the Forum, Mr. Utobo Emmanuel, Ebonyi State Director of Sports, alongside other Sports Directors in the country.
The laudable gesture by the Directors of Sports Forum is coming a week after his nomination as “Visionary Administrator of the Year” award by the Bayelsa Media Network Award (BMNA) slated for later this year.
The chairman of the Directors of Sports Forum, Mr Otubo Emmanuel in a remark, who noted that Sir Wodi deserved the honour, said that the former Director of Sports was instrumental to the forum’s progress, describing him as the body’s archive.
According to him, the forum holds the former Director of Sports in high esteem due to his sincerity and professionalism towards addressing issues and their prayer is for the Almighty God to continue to protect him and as well lift him to greater heights.
An elated Sir Wodi in an interview, expressed gratitude to the Forum for the show of love towards him even after his retirement from service, stressing that he would continue to render support to the Forum, maintaining that the gesture by the group means a lot to him.
He asserted that he was overwhelmed with joy, that he never knew his little contributions towards the group was being noticed, urging younger generation of administrators to be professional in the discharge of their duties.
Sir Wodi explained that he was at Asaba to honour the Forum’s invitation and not on a rescue mission at the just-concluded National Youth Games as being whispered in some quarters, describing it as fake and untrue.
Present at the ceremony were Mr. Tunde Ajibeke, Secretary/General Manager Oyo, Alhaji Ibrahim Bako, Treasurer and Director of Sports Kwara, Frank Egwudiuzor, Public Relations Officer/Director of Sports, Delta State
