This is to heartily felicitate with you on your appointment as Honourable Commissioner of Sports, Akwa Ibom State.
It has been long in coming as your immeasurable contributions to sports in Nigeria and indeed Africa cannot be overemphasized as a member of various CAF sub-committees, Nation’s Cup organizing Committee.
Without doubt you were well tutored and mentored by the late legendary Orok Oyo, Issa Hayatou and Patrick Okpomo – all great sports administrators of repute.
We ran into each other in the mid-eighties within the sports ecosystem in Lagos and I have always since then, found you to be diligent, trustworthy, reliable and professional both as a person and as a renowned sports journalist.
Surely Akwa Abasi Ibom will gain from your extensive global network as well as your durability and indefatigable character – all of which make you a priceless asset and veritable strategist and meticulous organiser.
Our days on NTA 2 “Mastersports” programme created and produced by my humble self was a huge success and trailblazer essentially because we had a pillar like you in terms of passion for the games and unalloyed commitment to the dream.
Congratulations, Etubom Paul Bassey.
Dr. Danladi Bako, OON
(Kogunan Sokoto Fmr Director General National Broadcasting Commission.) February 28, 2025.
