Oyo State - You are a pride to our generation, Odegbami tells Ajimobi

[OyoState]

Football Legend and former Green Eagles Captain, Segun Odegbami, has commended the Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi,for the monumental achievements he has recorded within a spate of two years, saying that his generation is very proud of the Governor.

Odegbami gave the commendation when he paid a courtesy call on the Governor in his office in Ibadan on Friday, during which he formally presented a book written by him entitled "Me, Football and More'' to the Governor.

The "Mathematical Odegbami'' as he was fondly called during his active days in football, said that having lived in Ibadan for so long during his football days and having known what the city used to look like, he was marvelled at the transformation of Ibadan to a modern state capital by the Ajimobi administration.

"I am happy that we have a Governor who is making waves; a Governor who is a beacon of our generation; we are very proud of you,'' he remarked.

In his remarks, Governor Ajimobi thanked the former football star for his noble act and for his contributions to football in particular and sports in general in Nigeria and across the world.

"You gave us hope and you encouraged many of us in sports. You are from the family of sportsmen. There is nowhere they will mention soccer in Nigeria and even in the world that your name will not surface,'' he said.

The Governor, who described Odegbami's years in Ibadan as years of achievements and years of accomplishments, commended him for putting together his soccer experience in form of a book.

He promised to buy copies of the book for onward distribution to all the public secondary schools across the State, in order "to encourage sports, reading culture among students and to prove that many of our sportsmen and women are also intellectuals''.

Via: Oyo State Government - Official Press Release