BY BEN MEMULETIWON/Port Harcourt
Rivers State Governor, Barrister Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has promised a mouth-watering package for the national football team, the Super Eagles, as they begin their final preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Wike made the declaration today, Tuesday, at the Hotel Presidential, Port Harcourt, in a one-day national seminar on the Super Eagles participation at the World Cup tagged THAT SUPER EAGLES MAY EXCEL IN RUSSIA AND BEYOND.
The seminar was organised by The Sun Publishing Limited in conjunction with the Rivers State Government.
Declaring the event open, Wike said Rivers State opened the doors for Eagles qualification for Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup by being an excellent host each time the team had a game in the Garden City. He promised that his government will up the stakes by ensuring that the team gets total support as it goes to Russia.
“Eagles started their journey to Russia here in Port Harcourt,” Wike said, “and we will gladly host them here this weekend to bid them farewell in their flight to Russia. It will be a full flight and we sure have a bumper package for them which will be revealed when we host the team this weekend.”
