Twenty-five years after becoming the first Nigerian and African to win an Olympic gold medal, the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has given a two bedroom flat at the Babatunde Raji Fashola Housing Estate, Iponri, Chief Mrs Chioma Ajunwa-Okpara, Mon.
The gift was in fulfillment of the pledge made by the government when she won the laurel.
Mrs Chioma, an Assitant Commissioner of Police in the Nigeria Police Force won gold in long jump during the Atlanta 96 Olympics games.
Presenting the keys to Mrs Ajunwa-Okpara at the Lagos House, Alausa Ikeja, Governor Sanwo-Olu said Ajunwa-Okpara would continue to be a reference point for not just sports, but also youths development.
“We’ll continue to use you as a testimonial to ensure that our female have a voice and representation in our sports organisations and that’s why we have made it compulsory that minimum of thirty percent female representation is implemented in all of our sporting board in Lagos State” the Governor said.
Governor Sanwo-Olu also presented cheques, ranging from 500, 000 to five million naira to athletes from the State representing Nigeria at the Tokyo Olympics games next month and those who won laurels at the national Sports festival in Edo.
