4th October, 2022
The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday, hosted the World, Commonwealth, and African 100 meters hurdles champion, Oluwatobi Amusan.
Governor Abiodun also named Amusan the Ogun State Sports Ambassador.
The governor equally announced a cash reward of N5m Naira and also gifted the queen of the tracks a house in Ijebu-Ode.
Speaking further at the event held at his Oke Mosan Office, Governor Abiodun described Tobi Amusan as a role model to the girl-child and a practical example of a truism that what a man can do, a woman can even do better.
“So, you will be our Sports Ambassador; I am happy that you said you are not from any other state. You are from Ogun and not from Lagos and you want to come back home. We also want to ensure that you come back home.
“We want to assure you that as you come back home, you have a home here in the state. So, in view of that, we are also going to be presenting to you a home in Ijebu-Ode.
“On top of that, we will be giving you a small token, we will be donating to you a sum of five million naira,” he said.
Gov. Abiodun added that his administration is on course to give the Ijebu-Ode Stadium the necessary facelift it needs.
He said that the call by the star athlete to use the stadium to train whenever she is in the country would further prompt his administration to fast-track the rehabilitation of the stadium.
“We are in the process of rehabilitating a few of our sports facilities, I have spoken to the Minister of Sports and a few other people, but, now that we have one of our own who is saying that I want to train in that stadium, that puts us under a lot of pressure to ensure we prioritize Ijebu-Ode Stadium because we want you to come and be training in that stadium,” the governor added.