Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Sunday received a special honours award at the closing ceremony of the 19th National Sports Festival holding in Abuja.
TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the special honours award was presented to the Governor for promoting track and field athletics in the African continent.
Governor Okowa, who arrived at the National Stadium Abuja for the closing ceremony of the 19th National Sports Festival, joined Team Delta as they received the Victory Cup.
Team Delta as defending champions, continued to show dominance in the 19th National Sports Festival (NSF) hauling 256 medals.
According to the medal table released on Saturday in Abuja, Delta topped with 132 gold, 57 silver and 67 bronze.
Rivers placed second with 149 medals, which consist of 54 gold, 46 silver and 49 bronze, while Edo came third with 97 medals, comprising 30 gold, 29 silver and 38 bronze.
Akwa Ibom moved to the fourth position from fifth with 23 gold, 19 silver and 25 bronze while Lagos came fifth with 20 gold, 26 silver and 54 bronze.
Bayelsa is sixth with 19 gold, 45 silver and 34 bronze, and Kano seventh with 18 gold, 22 silver and 20 bronze,.while the host, FCT, is on rhe eight position with 14 gold, six silver and 16 bronze.
Oyo followed with 12 gold, 27 silver and 31 bronze, and Abia trailing with nine gold, six silver and 24 bronze.
However, Team Delta extended their lead on medals table as the sports festival entered the last day on Sunday.