The Deputy Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency Comrade Joel Salifu, has received Aliking at his home town residence at Ejule, a rural community located within the Ofu Local Government Area (LGA) of Kogi State on Wednesday 3rd September, 2025.
The deputy governor was pleased to welcome Aliking as a state ambassador who has been representing the state very well for many decades when it comes to professional wrestling sport.
The timely visit was among other reasons, to brief the Deputy Governor on the forth coming world Professional Wrestling Championship tagged Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo Peace and unity world wrestling Championship billed for Muhammadu Buhari event Center, Lokoja, on Saturday, the 13th day of December, 2025. Aliking who was excited to visit the number 2 citizen of Kogi at his country home explained to him his reasons of coming which has to do with the upcoming proposed end of the year championship to be hosted by Kogi State.
The deputy Governor who is a die-hard professional wrestling fan thanked Aliking for representing the state, that he is proud of him as he has heard of him and his pro wrestling pro wrestling prowess over time but meeting him for the first time. He received Champion Aliking with joy, promising the support of the state government to ensure that Aliking re-write the name of the state with a golden pen on the world map of professional wrestling.
The historic first of it kind wrestling Championship that will be promoted by a prominent indigenous wrestling Promotions outfit, Pro Wrestling Afrik Promotions ltd. having received an approval from the Allied Independent Wrestling Federations (AIWF), an American based world wrestling body with head office at Mount Airy, North Carolina, USA. AIWF is a global professional wrestling body that unites over 150 independent wrestling promotions in 52 countries, with a growing presence in Africa. It works with local organizations to promote international professional wrestling and discover new talents in the sports. AIWF is active in countries like Nigeria, Cameroon, Benin, Togo, Zimbabwe and Botswana. An approval has been received already from the world body that has sanctioned the championship, to the promoting organization where Aliking Action Disaster of Nigeria would be taking on Heddi Karaoui “the French Submission Machine” from France.
Aliking who speaks fire at the visit promised to make the state proud at the championship as he boosted that ten of Heddi karoui cannot stop him from becoming the next AIWF World Middle weight champion and title holder. “ Heddi Karaoui may be coming to Nigeria from France with lots of training gargets at his disposal, but I will not let him cart away the AIWF World Middle Weight Title just like that. I will be competing for glory in front on my Governor and Deputy Governor and other illustrious sons and daughters of Kogi state and then allowed a foreign to get away with the world middleweight glory, it is not possible. The die is cast, and the stage is set for the first ever world sports championship to hosted in the confluence state of Nigeria” boasted Aliking.
“We want to bring the world to Kogi State and then write the name of the state on the world professional wrestling map. Aliking deserved to compete for the world middle weight title having climbed the ladder from the cradle to the stage he is now as the African middleweight champion and title holder. Other wrestlers featuring in the epoch-making international championship are – Mr. Sharpman, PWA Light heavyweight champion, Flying Danko who is also an indigene of Kogi State as well as other talents from Congo, Cameroon, Ghana and Gambia” explained Olukoya the Executive Director at Pro Wrestling Afrik Promotions who also doubles as the Secretary General of Pro Wrestling Africa (PWA).
Olukoya is full of praises to the Deputy Governor who said that his principal the Chief servant of the state (Governor) is also a sport lover and he will welcome Aliking when the opportunity avails. Deputy governor who is so passionate about youths who are supporting community building and youth empowerment has assured Aliking of government support which is indeed a welcome initiative.