Dunamis-Icon Restricted and the Niger Delta Improvement Fee (NDDC) have awarded the internet hosting rights of the 2nd Niger Delta Video games to Edo State.
The state was on Tuesday, 2 December, unveiled because the host state of the video games, which the NDDC has recognized as a platform to supply youths within the area alternatives to specific their skills in sports activities.
The announcement was made at a really spectacular ceremony on the Ballroom of the Edo State Authorities Home and attended by the Governor, Monday Okpebholo, the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Improvement Fee (NDDC), Stanley Ogbuku Edo State Deputy Governor, Dennis Idahosa and the Government Director, Finance, Administration, Alabo Boma Iyaye and Itiako Ikpokpo, the Chairman and managing director of Dunamis Icon amongst different high state functionaries and the NDDC high administration.
In his remarks, Mr Ogbuku defined the selection of Edo State to host the second version of the video games.
“Edo State was a deliberate option to host the second version of the video games as a result of it has good services that may simply enable us to return right here in 2026 and have enjoyable”, Ogbuku acknowledged and guaranteed the Governor that in the reason for bringing the occasion to Benin, the NDDC will even rehabilitate among the sports activities services within the state.
He recalled that plenty of sports activities infrastructure in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, have been rehabilitated for the first NDG in April 2025.
“We uplifted the Uyo Township Stadium and introduced again their swimming pool to efficient use. The tracks on the Godswill Akpabio Stadium was additionally rehabilitated as a part of our interventions whereas the Gross Home Product of the state elevated on account of the inflow of over 3000 athletes, 500 technical officers and large variety of guests throughout the one week window.
Governor Okpebholo stated that Edo State wouldn’t solely present an enabling atmosphere and services for the video games however will even host to win.
Governor Okpebholo, whereas accepting the state’s choice to host the video games, pledged that Edo State would ship a sports activities competition higher than the earlier version.
“You have got chosen the correct state,” the governor stated.
“We aren’t simply the Heartbeat of the Nation for nothing. We’ve the energy, we now have the athletes, and we now have what it takes to win each sporting exercise.”
“In Uyo on the final video games, we went with our third eleven, this time, we can have our first eleven and win in each sport.
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Mr Ikpokpo, the Undertaking Guide, in his welcome handle traced the start of the video games idea to the cardinal function of constructing a brand new technology of very younger athletes from the area to fill the hole of the outdated technology of athletes who made Niger Delta and Nigeria proud.
“We discovered a accomplice within the NDDC that believes in impacting the lives of the youths by means of sports activities…and the Niger Delta Video games has offered the platform that serves to have interaction our youths,” Mr Ikpokpo acknowledged.
Bayelsa State emerged champions of the inaugural version of the video games which held from 1 to eight April in Uyo.




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