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PA NANAYE DICKSON WRESTLING COMPETITION: WINNERS EMERGED FROM EKEREMOR CONSTITUENCY 3

…AS ALADDIN OKEREBI OF AGBIDIAMA EMERGES CHAMPION TO TAKE HOME ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND NAIRA.
Mr Aladdin Okerebi of Agbidiama has emerged winner of Ekeremor Constituency three after beating Mr Alex Lugard of Agge. He went home with a N100,000 cash prize and a gold medal.
Mr Alex Lugard came second and got #70,000 with a Silver medal while Victor Omoro of Agge defeated Mr Passman Timothy of Egbema-Angalabiri, to finish third and got the bronze medal and #50,000 prize money.
This ends the Constituency wrestling matches for Ekeremor and Sagbama LGAs. Attention will now shift to the Local Government Finals in Ekeremor and Sagbama the which holds on the 12th and 13th of January 2022.
The Pa Nanaye Dickson annual wrestling tournament which is sponsored by the Henry Seriake Dickson Foundation is a tournament designed to discover hidden talents in traditional Ijaw wrestling amongst the youths of Bayelsa West and help promote and project such talents to the world.

Pa Nanaye Dickson Wrestling Competition: Solomon Folua of Ayamassa Community emerged Champion of Constituency 1

EKEREMOR comes alive for Ijaw TRADITIONAL WRESTLING as youths of Constituency 1 take to the Mat in the NANAYE DICKSON WRESTLING TOURNAMENT.
Solomon Folua of Ayamassa Community emerged Champion of Constituency 1 and took home N100k cash.
Oweilayefa Freeborn of Sampou was the runners up with N70K
and Orderly Ebigha also of Sampou came third to receive N50k!
….The competition continues for Constituency 2 tomorrow.

PA NANAYE DICKSON WRESTLING COMPETITION SET TO LIGHT UP BAYELSA WEST SENATORIAL DISTRICT; TO HOLD IN TORU ORUA

Following the conclusion of the Senator Seriake Dickson Football Tournament known as the Ofurumapepe Cup, another sporting event is set to commence at the same Senatorial District, Bayelsa West.

The Organising Committee of the Nanaye Dickson Wrestling Tournament, says all is set for the tourney to commence, as the Bayelsa West Senatorial District will be agog from tomorrow to the second week of next year.

Recall the Youth and Sports Development Minister, Mr Sunday Dare, a few weeks ago, had unveiled the tournament, in Abuja, in the presence of other stakeholders in the sector including the Senate Committee Chairman on Sports, Senator Obinna Ogba, Vice President Nigeria Amateur Wrestling Federation Christopher Amkpila amongst others, where he commended Senator Dickson for his support for sports development in the country.

This is as it has thrown an open invitation to interested youths from Sagbama and Ekeremor Council Areas, to be available for participation at the tourney.

A statement signed by the Technical Consultant of the tournament, Mr Ono Akpe, said the opening ceremony will take place at Sagbama Constituency 1, on the 30th and 31st of December, 2021, then 2nd and 3rd of January, 2022 for Sagbama Constituency 2, while that of Constituency 3, is on the 4th and 5th of January.

Commencement Dates for Ekeremor Council Area, are 6th and 7th for Constituency 1, 8th and 9th for Constituency 2, and 10th and 11th for Constituency 3, while the finals for Sagbama LGA is on the 12th, and the finals for Ekeremor LGA is on the 13th.

According to the statement, the winner of the competition will receive a cash reward of five hundred thousand naira, the first runner up, three hundred thousand naira, and second runner up wins two hundred thousand naira, with seven qualifying wrestlers going home with one hundred thousand naira each.

The statement equally added that the LG champions from Sagbama and Ekeremor shall receive two hundred thousand naira each, six constituency champions shall take home one hundred thousand naira each, runners up will win seventy thousand naira, while second runner up, fifty thousand naira each.

Mr Akpe stressed that the tournament is designed specifically to discover hidden talents from the communities, and warned that only wrestlers who have not participated in any state, national or international competition are eligible.

Ofurumapepe Cup: Senator Dickson calls on IOCs, Corporate Bodies to Support Sports Development In Bayelsa

The immediate past Governor of Bayelsa State and the Senator representing Bayelsa West, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, has called on the international oil companies in the Niger Delta and other corporate bodies to support sports development in Bayelsa.

Dickson spoke during the final of the Ofuruma Pepe Cup sponsored by his foundation, the Henry Seriake Dickson Foundation, at the Sagbama headquarters of Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.

He stressed that it was indeed critical for the IOCs and the corporate bodies to take deliberate steps to support Sports development as it cannot be left in the hands of the state government alone.

Dickson who called on all to join hands in sports development said Bayelsa was a state of champions which was number one in wrestling in Nigeria and Africa.

The just-concluded community-based grassroots football competition, which involved 100 teams and 1000 young boys were designed to enable the HSD Foundation to talent spot young footballers.

Senator Dickson said, “We will not be getting it right if we leave sports development for the state government alone. I hereby use the opportunity to call on well-meaning members of Bayelsa State as well as corporate citizens to help in picking one area of sports development to help the State government.”

Senator Dickson said that the Ofurumapepe Cup tournament, one of the initiatives of his foundation, was launched before he left office.

The former Governor said he was passionate about Sports Development, Education and the promotion of the Ijaw Culture as part of his modest contributions to societal development.

Dickson thanked the state Governor, Senator Douye Diri, the Senator representing Bayelsa West, Senator Moses Cleopas, political office holders, traditional rulers and other dignitaries for attending the occasion.

The Senator also recalled that a few weeks ago, his Foundation also unveiled the Nanaye Dickson Wrestling Classics, noting that Bayelsa State had more wrestling champions than most countries put together.

He said the Seriake Dickson Foundation was supporting the Bayelsa Government to talent spot young Bayelsan Wrestlers who will take over from the current wrestling Champions.

He added that the HSD Foundation would declare open the Nanaye Dickson Wrestling Tournament on the 30th of December, 2021.

“These tournaments are to give our youths the opportunity to engage themselves meaningfully. Naturally, we are very concerned about the alarming rate of cultism and drug abuse, among our youths, and it is the plan of the Foundation to work hard to ensure that the youths are better than our own generation. The main aim is to enable the youths to engage themselves meaningfully.” He added.

The former Governor also announced his intention to launch a football club in the next couple of weeks or months to be known as the Ofurumapepe Club.

Also speaking, the State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, thanked Senator Dickson for sponsoring such a competition at this economically trying period to engage the youths, particularly during the Yuletide. He congratulated Senator Dickson for the thoughtfulness in engaging young boys.

He said there had been no such competition in the state-sponsored by any member of Parliament at the national level. He said Dickson was the first to do it and hoped that Senator Cleopas who was watching would do the same for the Bayelsa Central Senatorial District.

The final match of the game was played in Sagbama on Thursday, between the Torugbene 2 FC of Ekeremor LGA and Odoni FC of Sagbama LGA which the latter won with a lone goal.

The Nanaye Dickson Wrestling Competition Announcement

WRESTLING ANNOUNCEMENT

The Local Organising Committee invites interested able-bodied youths from Sagbama and Ekeremor LGA to the Annual Nanaye Dickson Wrestling Tournament holding at Toru Orua, Sagbama LGA on the following dates;

OPENING CEREMONY:
SAGBAMA LGA
CONSTITUENCY 1;
30TH & 31ST DECEMBER 2021

CONSTITUENCY 2;
2ND & 3RD JANUARY 2022.

CONSTITUENCY 3
4TH & 5TH JANUARY

EKEREMOR LGA
CONSTITUENCY 1
6TH & 7TH JANUARY

CONSTITUENCY 2
8TH & 9TH JANUARY

AND

CONSTITUENCY 3
10TH & 11TH JANUARY

SAGBAMA LOCAL GOVT FINALS: 12TH OF JANUARY

&

EKEREMOR LOCAL GOVT FINALS: 13TH JANUARY

VENUE; TORU ORUA, SAGBAMA LGA
TIME: 8 AM DAILY

THE WINNER OF THIS TOURNAMENT SHALL GO HOME WITH A WHOPPING N500k Cash !!!

2nd Prize: N300k

and

3rd prize; N200K cash

100k consolation prize shall also be won by 7 qualifying wrestlers

Equally, Sagbama and Ekeremor CHAMPIONS shall receive a N200k cash prize each

SIX CONSTITUENCY CHAMPION shall take home N100k each, RUNNERS-UP; N70k and 3rd place; N50K each.

This tournament is designed specifically to discover hidden talents in our communities therefore ONLY wrestlers who have not participated in any State, National or International Competition are eligible.

FOR REGISTRATION AND PARTICIPATION…Please call the following ;

Chairman LOC Suoye Lokoja;
08030870370.

SECRETARY;
Are Agberekeme; 08030870370.

OR

Owu Finidi Owu 08038826931.

This Tournament is an initiative of The Henry Seriake Dickson Foundation

Ofurumapepe Football finals in Sagbama: Let’s catch them young, says Gov. Duoye Diri

His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri, this evening graced the finals of the maiden edition of the football tournament sponsored by Senator representing Bayelsa West and former Governor, Senator Seriake Dickson.
The tournament tagged,” Ofurumapepe cup is for all communities in Sagbama and Ekeremor Local Government Areas.
Odoni community lifted the cup after a one-nil victory over Toru-gbene community.
Gov. Diri, who was the Special Guest of Honour, at the finals held at the Sagbama town football pitch, commended Senator Dickson for the tournament aimed at discovering young talents for a rewarding footballing career.
Gov. Diri advised other members of the National Assembly from the State to replicate this competition in their various constituencies.
“I want to thank Your Excellency, the Senator for trying at this very rough economic times to come up with a competition to engage our youth and particularly, in this season of Yuletide.
Let me use this opportunity to call on our representatives at the National level to replicate what His Excellency, the distinguished Senator is doing in Bayelsa West Senatorial District, and we believe that this is the only way to bring our Youths to the line of discovering themselves. I’m very sure that at the end of this competition, we will discover some new talents again.

So, let me on behalf of your Government and the good people of the state, say a very big thank you to you, and congratulations

and appreciations for the thoughtfulness of engaging our Boys in this times.”

PHOTOSPEAKS: Highlights and result from the maiden Ofurumapepe Cup final

Odoni FC of Sagbama LGA has won the 2021 edition of the Ofurumapepe Cup by a lone goal scored by Benatare Bob.

They will go home with N2,000,000 courtesy of Henry Seriake Dickson Foundation and the Bayelsa State government who announced the addition of 500k.

2nd place goes home with 1,300,000, courtesy of the HSD Foundation 800k and the Bayelsa State Government 500k.

Senator Henry Seriake Dickson in his remarks called on IOC’s, Corporate bodies others to support Bayelsa government in sports development as Odoni Community Sagbama LGA beat Toruogbene 2 Community of Ekeremor by a lone goal to win the maiden edition of the ofurumapepe cup sponsored and organised by the Henry Seriake Dickson Foundation.

OFURUMAPEPE CUP: 28TH DECEMBER IS GRAND FINALE AS ODONI COMMUNITY, SAGBAMA & TORUGBENE 2 COMMUNITY OF EKEREMOR MEET IN THE FINALS

All is now set for finals of the maiden edition of the annual Senator Henry Seriake Dickson Football Tournament, known as the Ofurumapepe Cup.

In a statement signed by the Technical Consultant of the competition, Mr. Ono Akpe, Tuesday, December 28th, has been fixed for the grand finale which will be held in Sagbama Town at 2 pm in the presence of top government functionaries and sports lovers.

According to the statement, His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri Governor of Bayelsa State is expected to be the Special Guest of Honour, while the Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo is the Guest of Honour. The Commissioner of Sports, Hon Daniel Igali is expected to be the special guest, while the former board member of the Nigerian Football Federation and CAF Medical Committee Member, Dr. Peter Singabele, will be the Chairman of the occasion.

Other Special Guests expected to grace the occasion include Chief Thompson Okorotie, Chairman, Bayelsa PDP Elders caucus and Chairman Ekeremor PDP Elders caucus, Elder Fyneman Wilson, Vice Chairman, Bayelsa PDP Elders caucus and Chairman Sagbama PDP caucus.

The Royal Fathers of the Day are the Chairmen of Sagbama LGA Traditional Council and Ekeremor LGA Traditional Council.

The Chairman of Ekeremor LGA, Hon. Bertola Perekeme and his counterpart from Sagbama LGA, Hon. Embeleakpo Alale will be hosts, while the former Governor of Bayelsa State and Senator representing Ekeremor-Sagbama Constituency, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, who arrived Bayelsa from Abuja on Friday 24th December, is the Chief Host of the competition.

Mr Akpe stated that top government functionaries from the constituency, stakeholders and all sports lovers are also invited to attend the finals and enjoy the best of grassroots football, from Bayelsa West Senatorial District.

The final match would be played between Odoni Community FC of Sagbama and Torugbene 11 Community FC of Ekeremor Local Government.

To qualify for the finals Odoni Community FC from Sagbama LGA, emerged champions of Constituency 3 in the knock-out stage before they got to the LG Finals, which was played in a league format comprising the 3 Constituency Champions. They garnered 4 points to emerge champions of Sagbama Local Government.

On the other hand, Torugbene 2 Community FC of Ekeremor emerged champions of Constituency 2 to qualify for the league format stage comprising the 3 constituencies champions. Torugbene 2 Community FC eventually emerged Local Government Champions having recorded 7 points in the Ekeremor centre.

The third-place match which would be between Kabiama Community FC of Sagbama and Isampou Community FC of Ekeremor will kick off by 12 noon.

Other highlights of the occasion would be the presentation of the 6 Constituency Champions from Sagbama and Ekeremor.

The Constituency Champions in Ekeremor LGA are; Constituency 1 champion, Isampou Community; Constituency 2 champion is Toru- gbene 11 Community; while Ogbotobor Community emerged as the Champion of Constituency 3.

In Sagbama LGA, Ebedebiri Community are Constituency 1 Champions, while Kabiama Community are Constituency 2 Champions and Odoni Community emerged champions of Constituency 3.

The Henry Seriake Dickson Football tournament popularly known as the Ofurumapepe Cup is sponsored by the Henry Seriake Dickson Foundation and this year’s theme is, “Youth Empowerment for Peace and Development.”

OFFICIAL DRAWS AND PRESENTATION OF SPORTS KITS CEREMONY

The Distinguished Senator Seriake Dickson Football Tournament A.K.A
OFURUMAPEPE WELCOMES YOU TO THE OFFICIAL DRAWS AND PRESENTATION OF SPORTS KITS

DATE ; FRIDAY, 19TH OF NOVEMBER 2021

VENUE :
SENATOR SERIAKE DICKSON’S CONSTITUENCY OFFICE SAGBAMA, BAYELSA STATE.

TIME: 10 AM

OFFICIAL KICK-OFF: SATURDAY *27TH NOVEMBER.

VENUE; EKEREMOR TOWN. TIME: 2 PM

1st price: N1.5 million naira cash.

2nd price: 1 million naira cash

3rd price: N500,000,

4th price: N250,000.

6 CONSTITUENCY CHAMPIONS; Sagbama and Ekeremor; N250,000 each.

CONSTITUENCY RUNNERS UP; N100,000 each.

For sponsorship and participation contact

The Chairman. Local Organising Committee, Tony Ogola on 07066781356

Or

Secretary; Job Makka on 08033787757

THE OFURUMAPEPE CUP…… Youth Empowerment For Peace and Development