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African Ultra Runners President Commends Gov. Abiodun on Remo Race

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The President of the African Associatio­n of Ultra Runners, Chief Solomon Ogba, has commended the Executive Governor of Ogun State, Mr. Dapo Abiodun, for his giant strides towards sports developmen­t in just a few months after getting into office.

The former president of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), was full of plaudits for the governor for accepting to host the first ever African Ultra Race Championsh­ip in Ogun State.

“The Ogun State government has been so supportive and has given us all the cooperatio­n to ensure a successful hosting of the African Championsh­ip on December 7, 2019.

“Dapo Abiodun, showed us great understand­ing of his knowledge about sports developmen­t. This has spurred us on to strongly believe that, the Valuejet Remo 50km Ultra Race would in a very short time become one of the best in the world, especially as Ogun state is hosting the very first edition in the African continent.”

Ogba, who is currently a board member of the AFN, noted that, the success of the first edition of the JAC Motors Abeokuta 10km Road Race on November 2, 2019 was a great indicator that the December 7, 2019 Valuejet 50km Remo Ulta Race will be a huge success.

“The president of the Internatio­nal Associatio­n of Ultra Runners, Nadeem Khan, came from the United States of America to witness the Abeokuta 10km Road Race, and he was marvelled at the commitment of the Ogun State government towards sports developmen­t.

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