Egbe lifts Bayelsa’s gold-crazy swimmer with N.5m cash

By George Aluo

The Chief Executive Officer of Monimichelle, Ebi Egbe has pledged to dole out N.5m for Bayelsa’s queen of the pools, Ifiezibe Gagbe who won six gold medals in the swimming events of the on going Edo 2020 National Sports Festival.

Egbe while making the pledge noted that Gagbe’s performance clearly shows that Bayelsa can rule not just Nigeria but the world in water sports.

The Monimichelle boss who is still basking in the euphoria of the medal sweep by the Bayelsa swimmer said the feat is one every Bayelsan should celebrate.

He stressed that Bayelsa can rule the world in anything water sport if the right things are done…“We can also Rule the world at the Olympics in Canoeing and Rowing  because we have the best Regatta pavillion and fantastic lake in West Africa for training in Bayelsa state. Oxbow lake and regatta centre pavilion in Yenagoa is the best canoeing and rowing training centre in West Africa,” Egbe stated.

Egbe was quick to add that he is happy Bayelsa is being run by a governor who loves and knows sports inside out having served as a sports commissioner before now.

“Diri understands and loves sports…he was a sports commissioner in my state and with that background he knows what to do to take Bayelsa sports to the next level,” Egbe said.