Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has renamed Onikan Stadium after the first Military Administrator of Lagos, late Mobolaji Olufunso Johnson.
The governor said the stadium will henceforth be called Mobolaji Olufunsho Johnson stadium. Mobolaji died on October 30th, 2019.
Sanwo-Olu stated this while giving the keynote address at the Day of Honour for the late first governor of Lagos state.
According to him, Johnson was a man with great foresight and a symbol of humility, fairness and justice and that he was in constant support of successive governments of Lagos State.
“He was always willing to offer the right counsel. He was a regular feature of most of the ground-breaking events in Lagos State. his indelible reward for service remained intact and without blame. The projects he executed are still visible today,” he said.
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