World, Commonwealth and African women’s 100m hurdles champion Tobi Amusan has said that she is proud to associate with telecoms giant, Globacom.
She said this as he was unveiled as an ambassador of the company in Lagos on Thursday.
She also saluted founder of the company, Otunba Mike Adenuga.
Amusan, who was unveiled to the media at the company’s headquarters, Mike Adenuga Towers, in Victoria Island, Lagos, said, “I am proud to be associated with Glo as its brand ambassador. It is a proudly Nigerian company doing great things and empowering Nigerians.
“I am grateful to the Chairman, Dr. Mike Adenuga, Jr., for giving me this amazing opportunity.”
As ‘The Punch’ reports, Globacom’s Regional Manager, Sales, Lagos, Lawrence Odediran, said, “At Globacom, we are very proud of what Tobi Amusan has achieved in her athletics career. She is an embodiment of the Nigerian spirit of resilience, hard work and enterprise, which enabled her to excel irrespective of the enormity of the challenges she encountered in her quest for success. These are qualities that Globacom identifies with.”
He added that the company’s decision to make Amusan its ambassador was not just to reward her for her sterling accomplishments, but also to promote the growth of sports in Nigeria and encourage the country’s teeming youths to aspire towards realising their dreams by looking up to the new ambassador as mentor.
Describing Amusan as a perfect testimony to the famous saying by Malcom X that “the future belongs to those who prepare for it today”, Odediran added that “she prepared very hard in the previous years and today belongs to her.
“Tomorrow is also waiting for other determined Nigerian and African youths who begin their preparations today. We, therefore, urge them not to be discouraged by present challenges, but to continue to strive to realise their dreams.”
