NSA 2013: Imoke accepts nomination

[Mirror]

Organisers of the National Sports Awards yesterday confirmed that Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, has accepted his nomination for the Sports Governor of the Year award in the ceremony scheduled for Lagos on November 26.

Chairman of the Award Panel, Mr. Ikeddy Isiguzo, who presented the letter to Imoke in Calabar at the weekend, said the nomination was a testimony to the immense contribution of the Governor to sports development in Cross River and Nigeria.

Imoke, who expressed gratitude to the organisers, said: "I have been encouraged to work more in the course to lift Nigeria's sports."

Delta State Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan and his Lagos State counterpart, Babatunde Fashola, complete the nominations for the award.