Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has announced a reward of N30 million to Rivers Hoopers Basketball team for winning the Louis Edem International Basketball competition.
Media aide to the governor – Boniface Onyedi made this known in a statement Today.
He said the governor made the announcement when the team visited him at Government House in Port Harcourt today to present their laurels to him.
According to him, the governor assured of sustaining support for the growth of all sporting activities in the State and making it attractive to the youths of the state.
He also said with the support given to the team, it is expected of them to keep working hard with discipline to win, as the trophy is proof to the world that they can be the best in their chosen field.
“It is not just about giving you the endowment in terms of financial support, but it is also good to see that the contributions of the management and the players themselves collectively contributed to the success of the team. So, I say thank you,” he said.
“What you are doing today serves as a message to the youths constituting a nuisance and perpetuating all forms of criminality to make them realise that they are wasting their energies as opposed to deploying them towards useful ventures for the benefit of our State,” he added.
