The Rivers Government has inaugurated a five-man Steering Committee for Team Rivers ahead of the upcoming 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) in Benin City, tagged “Edo 2020”.
Boma Iyaye, the Rivers Commissioner for Sports, while inaugurating the committee in Port Harcourt charged the members to ensure that the state’s team performed well at Edo 2020.
Iyaye stated that, as terms of reference, the committee should ascertain the number of sports Team Rivers would participate in and the athletes.
He also urged the members to look at the terms of engagements with the athletes if there were contractual obligations the Ministry of Sports must meet.
“Most importantly, you have to ensure that the athletes are well motivated to make Rivers proud,” the commissioner said.
Chairman of the Committee and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Sports, Honour Sirawoo, commended and thanked the commissioner on behalf of the members.
Sirawoo assured the Rivers Government that they would carry out the assignment without letting the state down.
Other members of committee were Mildred Hart, the acting Director of Rivers Sports Council, Chioma Christopher, the Festival Secretary, Team Rivers, and Opakriba Harry, the Head of Coaches, Team Rivers.
Sepribo Nimifa-a, the Special Assistant to the Commissioner for Sports, will serve as Secretary.
