Organisers explain choice of ‘Bros’ as mascot for NDDC Sports Festival

Organisers of the maiden Niger Delta Sports Festival (NDSF) have explained the reason they chose “Bros” as the games’ Mascot.The organisers unveiled the festival’s mascot at the Landmark Event Centre, Owerri, Imo State, at the weekend, with Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, and other top dignitaries from across the country in attendance.

“When we talk about athleticism, Dolphins are fast, great divers, swimmers, and leapers, capable of traveling 40 km per hour and able to leap nine metres, despite their size. That is what we are.
  
“Dolphins have extraordinary sensibility. They can hear and understand in the water, in the air, and on the land, such that even when they are blind, their sensory ability enables them to effectively navigate the waters. To put it in common parlance, the world knows that ‘Niger Deltans get brain and we no dey carry last.’
   
Ikpokpo added: “Dolphins are also very sociable and cultural. They entertain, learn, teach their young ones, build social bonds, and have a high sense of cooperation and mutual existence.
 
“Just like the typical Niger Deltan, they are very compassionate and empathetic souls. They will stay and will not depart from an injured or ill member. They help them to breathe by bringing them to the surface if needed, and it is known that they protect swimmers from sharks and other dangerous sea animals by forming a ring around the swimmer to scare sharks away. This is exactly who we are. We care for one another.
 
“Most importantly, Dolphins communicate in various ways, just like we have various languages and ethnic nationalities in the Niger Delta, but all united in diversity, “ he said.

Earlier in his welcome address at the event, which was also a celebration of the NDDC’s 25th