NATIONAL SECURITY, PEACE AND UNITY PRO WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT PLANNED IN NIGERIA
NIGERIAN LOWER CHAMBER SPORTS COMMITTEE ROMANCES PRO WRESTLING
The Federal House of Representative Committee on Sports, during an interactive session held at the National Assembly premises at Abuja, Nigeria on Thursday 6th May 2021, asked the representatives of the Nigeria Pro Wrestling Federation (NPWF) to outline and submit the federation’s program of events held in the past as well as their planned upcoming programs.
Aliking with High Chief John Uche, the NPWF President at the National Assembly
The duo of High Chief John Uche, the President of the Nigeria Pro Wrestling Federation, and Aliking De Action Disaster of NSCDC, a Nigerian pro wrestling talent who is the African Top Class Wrestling Stars (ATWS) Middleweight Champion and title holder who also works with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Abuja, were readily available to visit Hon. Mohammed Musa Bello, the Honourable Minister of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja and the proposed Chief Host of the National Security, Peace And Unity Pro Wrestling Championship 2021. Uche and Aliking decided to also visit the House of Representative committee on Sports as well as the Senate Committee on Sports, all based in Abuja the Federal Capital Territory.
The session with the Federal House of Representative Sports Committee was a success as the committee embraced the pro wrestling project as it has to do with promoting security awareness, national peace and unity in Nigeria.
The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of Nigeria’s bicameral National Assembly while the Senate is the upper chamber. The House of Representatives has 360 members who are elected in single-member constituencies using the plurality and members serve a four-year term while the Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the house. The Current Speaker of the House of Representatives is Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila.
Hon. Ibrahim Babajide Obanikoro with Aliking de Action Disaster
The Federal House of Representatives Committee on Sports during the interactions session asked the Nigeria Pro-wrestling Federation to outline and submit their program of events held over the years as well as upcoming events. According to the House committee, ‘’We need to verify what has been done in the past and see if the NPWF as a national body has been promoting the sport of professional wrestling as claimed; and also see how we can key in now so as to take the sport to the next level in Nigeria.
‘’Before the committee could do anything to support the Federation’s upcoming projects and programs, we have to be sure that such support will get to the targeted wrestlers and the capability of the Federation to deliver accordingly is very important,’’ said the House Committee on Sports Deputy Chairman Hon. Rauf Moddibo who chaired the session.
Hon. Emma Oghene Egoh, representing Amuwo Odofin Federal constituency, and Hon. Ibrahim Babajide Obanikoro, Representative of the Eti Osa Federal constituency, as well as four other members of the House committee on sports were also available to discuss with the wrestling federation’s representatives.
Meanwhile, the National Assembly has gone on recess and is to resume after two weeks when the national body is expected to submit their program of events as soon as the house resumes.
The committee has also promised to ensure that at least one professional wrestling event should be covered by the national budget to enable the organization to present an annual pro wrestling promotion that will shake the nation.
Letters were submitted to the office of the Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, the Honourable Speaker of the House of Representatives, through the Sports committee for a courtesy visit after the two week break. The sports committee assured representatives of the wrestling body they would facilitate their request for the courtesy call on the speaker.
Another letter was also submitted seeking for a courtesy visit to the Sen. Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan, the Senate President, through the office of the Distinguished Senator Obinna Ogba, chairman, Senate Committee on sports. Reasons for the proposed visits are to reach out to who’s who in decision making in the Sports Sector in an effort to host Nigerian, Africans and international pro wrestling talents in Nigeria to promote National Security, Peace and Unity in the Nigerian sectors.
The wrestling federation has concluded arrangements to present a National Security, Peace and Unity Trophy to be contested for during the championship. The winner will become a national Peace Ambassador, be financially rewarded and encouraged to take a tour of the 774 local governments in Nigeria so as to preach and promote National peace and unity among the Nigerian youths, thereby using the sport of professional wrestling as a tool to rehabilitate the youth in our nation and take them off the street, thus preventing the youth from being used as miscreants to wreak havoc.
