Lagos State Governor, Babajide
Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday renamed the popular Onikan Stadium after the first
Military Administrator of Lagos, Brigadier Mobolaji Olufunso Johnson.
Sanwo-Olu, who spoke at the Day
of Tribute for the late Johnson at the newly reconstructed Onikan Stadium said
the stadium would now be known as ‘Mobolaji Olufunso Johnson Stadium’ in honour
of the deceased.
Sanwo-Olu had extolled the
virtues of Johnson, describing him as a distinguished man and a great patriot
and an accomplished administrator who re-engineered the modern Lagos.
He said Johnson, though a
soldier, was never authoritarian and never ruled with an iron hand and that he
ruled with a compassionate mind.
Sanwo-Olu further described him
as a great man with many parts, saying that the scope of his accomplishment was
great, adding that he was a quintessential manager of resources.
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.
Earlier, former Governor of Lagos
State and National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola
Tinubu had extolled the virtues of Johnson, describing him as a man of
integrity.
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