Ogun Governor Gifts Amusan N5m, House

The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday announced a cash reward of N5m and a house to world Commonwealth and African 100m hurdles champion, Oluwatobi Amusan.

Amusan was also named an Ogun State Sports Ambassador.

In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, Dapo said “So, you (Amusan) 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 the sum of N5m.”

Abiodun noted that his administration was on course to giving the Ijebu-Ode Stadium the necessary facelift it needed.

He added that the call by Amusan, the women’s 100m hurdles world record holder, to train at the stadium whenever she was in the country, would further prompt his administration to fast track the renovation of the stadium.

In her remarks, Amusan, while acknowledging the support of Abiodun towards her success, called on the Federal Government to do more for athletes.