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Military and Paramilitary Wrestling championship to commence on Oct.19 in Abuja – LOC chairman

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October 15, 2024

The chairman Local Organizing Committee (NOC),Brigadier General Olawole Fawole, said the maiden edition of the Comptroller General of Custom Military and Paramilitary wrestling championship would commence on Oct. 19.

The chairman disclosed this on Friday in Abuja in a press briefing with the Comptroller General of Customs, the president of Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) and representative Nigeria Defense staff and Paramilitary agencies

According to Fawole, the assignment started with an invitation to all the security and paramilitary agencies at the inaugural meeting that took place four months ago.
Gen. Fawole said the purpose of the championship is to discover talents that have passion and inspiration of the sport.
“Talents that will be nurtured to win medals for the country in an international competitions,”he said.

He said the mission of the championship is aligned with the Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, who said we must go back to the drawing board.
“I thank the chief of defense Staff General Christopher Musa for his support , I also thanks all the service chiefs and the heads of all thae agencies.

“I equally that the sponsor of the championship, the Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi,”he said

He said: ” We have agreed on the location of the championship which is Abuja we’ve gone for the on inspection for the various facilities.

“The technical team from Nigeria wrestling federation will be supporting us with the necessary equipments to have a successful event,”he said

The president of NWF ,Daniel Igali said in his speech said the purpose of the championship is to strengthen the dynamic synergy between military and civilian spheres through the shared values inherent in sportsmanship.

“We celebrate the birth of a championship that arises from the warmth, dedication, and benevolence of our esteemed CGC Adewale Adeniyi.

“For his philanthropic spirit and commitment to uplifting others command our admiration.

“This Championship is a manifestation of the Federation’s vision to propagate and to enhance the art of wrestling amongst the Armed Forces and Paramilitary Agencies,”he said.

He said: “Our sponsor dedication has reinvigorated our efforts in promoting wrestling across the nation.
” His involvement added a new dimension of value and energy to the Nigeria Wrestling Federation’s initiatives,”he said

The president said :”I sincerely appreciate the Federal Ministry of Sports Development, the Government of Bayelsa State, the Nigeria Olympic Committee.
“I also want to thank CGC, the Office of the Chief of Defence Staff, all Service Chiefs, as well as the dedicated members of the NWF,” he said

The maiden edition of Comptroller General of Customs military and paramilitary wrestling championship is Tagged ‘ABUJA 2024’

The Championship is organized by the Nigeria Wrestling Federation in collaboration with Nigeria chief of Army Staffs and Nigeria Customs Service.
Ibrahim Umar, the assistant to CGC who represented the CGC, Adewale Adeniyi, said Nigeria Customs Service through the CGC is collaborating with NWF to sponsor the championship.

According to him ,the CGC he is a lover of sport like and we also he also participated in sport.

He said the CGC is representing the military and paramilitary agencies in the board of wrestling federation

“Sponsoring this championship is also a way of giving back to the society in form of a kind of cooperate social responsibility.
“The military and paramilitary , sportsmen and women always represented Nigeria at international competitions in the past with good results.

“This championship is an opportunity to discover talents that can be nurtured to represent the nation in future championships.

“The Nigeria Custom promised to be associated with this championship and we wish a very fruitful and successful championship,”he said.

The participating teams are the Nigeria defense Staff, Nigeria, Nigeria Customs Service, Nigeria Navy, Nigeria Air Force, Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).

Others are: Nigeria Correctional Service, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Department of State Services (DSS),Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC),

Nigeria Fire Service and National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)

Report have that, the maiden edition of the championship will commence on Oct.19 and end on Oct. 25 at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium.

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Gusau Praises President Tinubu, ValueJet crew for diligence and endurance

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October 15, 2024

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

The President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau on Tuesday expressed the deep appreciation of the NFF and the Nigeria Football family for the warm words of encouragement from the President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR following the Super Eagles’ return from a better-forgotten Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match adventure in Libya.

On Monday, Mr. President put out a statement warmly welcoming the team back to home, and asking for prompt justice from the Confederation of African Football following the inhumane treatment of the Nigerian contingent. Mr. President also commended the proactive coordination between the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Federal Ministry of Sports Development in addressing the unfortunate episode and ensuring the safe return of the players.

“We hereby express our deep and sincerest appreciation to His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his warm and kind words of encouragement. These words have gone a long way to reassure the players of the firm support of the Government and people of Nigeria for what they do and the efforts and sacrifice they make in representing this great country.

“The commitment and love for the team by the Government and the entire nation was aptly demonstrated by the physical presence of the Honourable Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh at the airport to welcome the team back to Nigeria.

“Mr. President as the father of the nation, has once again demonstrated his concern and keen interest in the beautiful game of football that unites our peoples from all walks of life and across all known mental, physical, spiritual, political and economic boundaries, and which fosters national unity and friendship among peoples and nations of the universe.”

Gusau, who led the delegation to Libya, also commended the captain and crew of the ValueJet aircraft that flew the delegation to and from that country, saying that their patience, diligence, good manners, warmth and endurance made the trip less arduous for the contingent.

“The captain (Mr. Abdul-Latif) and crew were awesome. I must commend, in particular, the captain. He did his job professionally and with a touch of excellence, and even intervened at a point to talk to the airport operatives to allow the NFF leadership to go outside the airport to find a way to hire vehicles for the team. As a fellow North African (Tunisian) who had worked in Libya previously, they were ready to offer him hotel accommodation but not any other member of the crew or any Nigerian, as all the hotels in the city disclosed that they had strict orders not to welcome any Nigerian nationality. He refused their offer and rather opted to sleep in the aircraft with the rest of the crew.

“The captain and crew showed great maturity and kindness. We will never forget them.”

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