BEVERLY HILLS, December 03, (THEWILL) – Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has renamed the popular Onikan Stadium after the first governor of Lagos State, Brigadier Mobolaji Johnson.
Sanwo-Olu made the announcement during the Day of Tribute for the late Johnson at the newly reconstructed Onikan Stadium.
In a video, shared on Twitter by Jubril Gawat, his aide on New Media, Sanwo-Olu said that the stadium would now be known as Mobolaji Olufunso Johnson Stadium.
“Going forward, Onikan stadium will be called ‘Mobolaji Olufunso Johnson Stadium,” Sanwo-Olu said.
Born on February 9, 1936, Johnson became governor of Lagos State in May 1967 until he retired from the Nigerian Army in July 1975 during the military regime of General Yakubu Gowon (rtd).
Johnson died on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at the age of 83.
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