Okwaraji’s commitment to the Nigerian cause was exemplery as he was one player who never demanded for refunds for his numerous flights to Nigeria each time he was called for national duties.
And former British and Commonwealth Lightheavyweight boxing champion, Peter Oboh has charged sports administrators in the country not to forget Nigeria’s past heroes, while admonishing current sportsmen and women to emulate former stars like the late Okwaraji who sacrificed their all for their fatherland.
He advised that government must do everything to preserve the Sam Okwaraji statue, mounted at the gate of the national stadium, Lagos by former Lagos State governor Babatunde Raji Fashola.
vanguardngr I urge the FG to do something urgently to immortalize this worthy Nigerian who lost his life in the service to motherland.
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