₦airaland Forum

See earlier thread https://www.nairaland.com/6619102/sanwo-olu-announces-reward-3-bedroom-flat#103052452

Governor Sanwo-Olu wrote:

Today, our administration fulfilled a 25 year old promise to Chioma Ajunwa, Nigerian Gold Medalist at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. I presented her the documents to a 3-bedroom flat at the Babatunde Raji Fashola Housing Estate in Iponri.

Chioma Ajunwa-Oparah (MON) set a record as the first Nigerian and Black African woman to win a gold medal at the world’s biggest sporting event and brought honour and glory to our country.

She is currently an Assistant Commissioner of Police and she continues to serve the country with diligence and patriotism.

https://www.facebook.com/252185758819200/posts/816863642351406/

The Lagos State Government writes:

The long wait is over for Chioma Ajunwa-Oparah, the first African woman to win a gold medal in the Olympic Games field event. Twenty-five years after, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, redeemed the Government’s pledge of a house to the athlete.

The Governor, on Thursday, presented keys to a three-bedroom apartment in Babatunde Raji Fashola Housing Estate in Iponri to Ajunwa-Oparah, who is now an Assistant Commissioner of Police in Lagos Police Command.

Sanwo-Olu made the presentation at a reception held for Lagos State’s athletes who participated in the recently concluded National Sports Festival in Edo State. Lagos won 125 medals, including 32 gold and 27 silver medals in the contest.

The Governor, at the event, also presented cheques to the medal winners, some of whom are going to represent the nation in the forthcoming Tokyo Olympic Games in Japan.

Ajunwa-Oparah, a long jump athlete, put Nigeria on the global radar after she won a gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. She was promised a house by the then Military Government, but the pledge was not fulfilled before the country returned to democracy in 1999.

Presenting the apartment’s key to the first woman gold medalist in Nigeria, Sanwo-Olu said the feat achieved by Ajunwa-Oparah helped redeem the country’s bad image and raised the hope of young people seeking to improve their sporting skills.

The Governor said: “When Dr. Chioma Ajunwa-Oparah represented the country in the 1996 Olympic Games, some promises were made and very typical of us as a people, we forget. I have met and kept the promises of my predecessors in ensuring that our athletes get what they deserve. The promise of a befitting shelter to Chioma Ajunwa-Oparah could have been delayed for 25 years, but today she will be a proud owner of a three-bedroom apartment in the famous Babatunde Raji Fashola Estate in Iponri.

“She has remained a good reference point for sport, journalism and everything that relates to sport in our country. She is a true demonstration of can-do spirit, which reflects her decision to serve the country as a police officer after attaining a coveted position on an international sporting platform. We will continue to use her as a testimony to give women strong voice and good representation in our sport organisations. We have made it compulsory to reserve 30 percent of positions to our women in Boards of sport organisations in Lagos.”

Ajunwa-Oparah, who earlier decorated the Governor with a replica of her 1996 gold medal, betrayed her emotion as she received the keys to the apartment from Sanwo-Olu.

She described the gesture as a “motivation” to fulfil her dream in raising a new generation of athletes, saying the Governor’s action had further reinforced her belief in the country.

https://www.facebook.com/492378324116772/posts/4292026117485288/

Chioma Ajunwa gets a 3 bedroom apartment from Lagos State after decades of promise, over her winning of a medal at the Olympics. Buhari also gave every Super Eagles player of 1994 a 3-bedroom apartment today. Chioma will get hers in the newly built Fashola Estate in Surulere.

https://twitter.com/OvieNews/status/1408139824582823939

Good one

Nice

Ajunwa-Oparah, who earlier decorated the Governor with a replica of her 1996 gold medal, betrayed her emotion as she received the keys to the apartment from Sanwo-Olu.

She described the gesture as a “motivation” to fulfil her dream in raising a new generation of athletes, saying the Governor’s action had further reinforced her belief in the country.

Its good to always fulfil promises made no matter the duration of time......
Kudos to the Lagos state government....
Congrats our darling mama Chioma enjoy your reward better late than never

Congratulations to her...

Her talent account increased in crypto..

Imagine a world famous athlete had to join the police force even after she became famous...

This is the example of the real FUTURE FEMALE we are proud of, not all those Small girl with big God wey don dey murder their big gods

O por!

Chioma Ajunwa-Oparah (MON) set a record as the first Nigerian and Black African woman to win a gold medal at the world’s biggest sporting event and brought honour and glory to our country.

She is currently an Assistant Commissioner of Police and she continues to serve the country with diligence and patriotism.

She's the real the FUTURE is FEMALE

This is the only transparent achievement made by APC that is better than 6 wasted years of Buhari

Congratulations to you chioma

Proud of the Yorubas. Very accommodating and open. Yet the other tribe keeps saying they want their country when they are not even accomodating to themselves and to other tribes. Let other tribes take a cue from the Yorubas as to openness, sophistication and detribalised lifestyles.

This is really nice. Very lovely and contemporary apartment.

Congratulations to her
God open my book of rememberance too.

Our darling daddy has done it again


Sai baba

Is that Lai in the corner with a cap?...
Wetin the man dey find for there?

Her work for police go be to dey pursue escaping criminal

Damnnn niggar
Isoright

God bless Lagos State Government..

Bro Jide doing it again

even yeeebooo governors nor appreciate their own, shame, at the end them go still say Yoruba hate them.

Money Is Good

Nice

Very commendable. Although, is been long. Whayif she wasn't alive to receive it.

Nigerian politicians are useless anyway.

Most of them.
You want to know why They wouldn't have waited this long if it was their family members, friends, girlfriends, side chicks cronies etc.

Looting wouldn't have taken this years to effect.


Congratulations to her anyway.

The first female black African Olympic gold medalist
That is supposed to be spear heading so many athletic events all over the world.

This woman's potentials came to the wrong country.

Heard she even played football.. She was a damn good hustler.

Lai Muhammad was at the event?

It shouldn't be that this whole thing is a sham because anything Lai represents ends up as a disaster.

Triquetra:
Congratulations to her...

Her talent account increased in crypto..

Imagine a world famous athlete had to join the police force even after she became famous...

This is the example of the real FUTURE FEMALE we are proud of, not all those Small girl with big God wey don dey murder their big gods

She was in the Force as an athlete as was the late Sunday Bada

Before she even won medals self.

The Millitary and paramilitary forces have athletes in their rank and file.Always have had

Wow! Now this is monumental indeed.
Kudos to LASG

Federal promise fulfilled by a state government.

Sanwo- Olu you did well for rewarding her after 25 years of being promised.

This will motivate other young coming athletes to put in work

Nice one

NaijaOlosho:
This is the only transparent achievement made by APC that is better than 6 wasted years if Buhari

Talk na