President Muhammadu Buhari says he is delighted that among
four Nigerians listed in 2020 TIME 100, is Dr Abdulrahman Tunji Funsho,
Chairman of The Nigeria National Polio Plus Committee of Rotary International.
The President, in his statement by his Spokesman, Femi
Adesina, expressed joy that Dr Funsho, a distinguished cardiologist, and former
District Governor of Rotary International, came up for global recognition,
saying it is an attestation to the good work he did for Nigeria and Africa, in
getting them to be free from the wild polio virus
President Buhari said he believes that the recognition by
TIME is just one of the many accolades that will come Dr Funsho’s way, “having
fought a yeoman’s battle to rid Nigeria and Africa of polio, which once
disabled 75,000 African children every single year.”
Other three Nigerians in the 2020 TIME 100 Roll of Honour
are: Mr Tony Elumelu, economist, entrepreneur, philanthropist, Chairman, Heirs
Holdings, United Bank of Africa, and Founder, The Tony Elumelu Foundation;
Giannis Antetokounmpo (a Greek rendition of Adetokunbo) a star basketball
player born to Nigerian parents; and Tomi Adeyemi, bestselling
Nigerian-American novelist and creative writing coach.
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