C’wealth Games: Gov Dickson splashes cash rewards on victorious Nigerian wrestlers

Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, in the south-south region of the country, on Tuesday rewarded wrestlers who represented Nigeria at the recent Commonwealth Games, in Australia, for their worthy performance.

It would be recalled that the wrestling team won a total of eight medals which comprised three gold, two silver and three bronze.

Dickson, gave the sum of N13.9 million to the athletes and the technical crew during a reception in Government House, Yenagoa, the state capital.

Each of the gold medallist got the sum of N1.5 million, silver medalist got N1 million and bronze medallist N 700,000.

Wrestlers that did not win any medal also got N500, 000, while the coaching crew got N1 million.

Responding, President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF), Daniel Igali commended Governor Dickson for his unflinching support for wrestling in the country.

“The governor calls himself the governor of the Niger Delta and some of the medallists coincidentally are from the Niger Delta”, Igali stated.

He recalled that, “this is a governor who travelled to Glasgow to cheer the wrestling team at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

“He is our biggest supporter and we are happy for this gesture bestowed upon the wrestlers”, the president said.