Igali’s World Wrestling body election excites Diri

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has expressed delight over the recent election of the state’s Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Daniel Igali, into the United World Wrestling Bureau.

The governor, who was out of the country, spoke on Thursday morning at the Samson Siasia Sports Complex, Yenagoa, shortly after the weekly health and fitness exercise, tagged Prosperity Walk. 

A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah, quoted the governor as saying that Igali’s victory, as the first black to be elected into the global wrestling body, has again put Bayelsa prominently on the sports world map. 

Diri described Igali, who is also president of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF), as a committed professional, whose dedication to duty has paid off and urged others to emulate him.

He said the state would always support Bayelsans that aspire to greater heights in different professions. 

He remarked that the state was proud of Igali’s achievements, especially in wrestling, and wished him well in his task as a member of the apex wrestling body.

Diri also praised St. Jude’s Girls School and their male counterparts from Bishop Dimieri Grammar School for their performance in the ongoing World Schools Basketball Championship held in Belgrade, Serbia.

The governor, who disclosed that he was in touch with the state teams representing Nigeria at the tournament, said he was delighted at both team’s victory over Hungary and Turkey in their opening group games.

He noted that with the performance of Bayelsa in sports, the state now occupied an enviable place in Nigeria’s sports and expressed the optimism that the state will continue to break more grounds in sporting events. 

“I like to use this opportunity to