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Lagos Legends Club (LLC), an assembly of former sports icons who represented Lagos State at the National Sports Festival or played football for any of the numerous football clubs in Lagos in the past, have thrown their weights behind the re-election of Babajide Sanwo-Olu for a second term as governor of the state.
According to Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the LLC, Monday Kanu, at the weekend, Sanwo-Olu has done a lot for sports in the state to deserve to be returned to office for a second term.
“Governor Sanwo-Olu is determined to give Sports a leg-up as part of his youth-oriented policies that include; job creation, access to education, healthcare and youth empowerment programmes that are crucial for the development of a thriving and healthy economy,” observed the LLC BoT Scribe. He stressed that there was no better depiction of the cosmopolitan nature of the city of Lagos than the Lagos Legends Club (LLC).
“LLC is an assemblage of retired sports legends but predominantly footballers that represented Lagos State at the National Sports Festivals or have played for any of the numerous football clubs in Lagos since the 1960s. LLC is unique in that it has the trappings that epitomises the various ethnic groups that dot the Lagos metropolis,” observed the former ACB of Lagos player who dumped football for a degree at Howard University in Washington DC in early 1990s.
The LLC scribe expressed appreciation to the governor for the assistance given to Lagos Principal Cup legend and former Green Eagles star, Henry Nwosu when he faces debilitating health challenges.
“Without a doubt, we owe Henry Nwosu’s current good health to the timely intervention of Governor Sanwo-Olu. We eternally remain grateful to him for saving Henry Nwosu from untimely death and providing him with all that he needed to get back to his feet. This has brought the issue of Medical Insurance for retired sports men and women. We intend to pursue this vigorously with other programmes currently in the works once Governor Sanwo-Olu is re-elected for a second term in office.”
“Governor Sanwo-Olu knows this as evidenced in the right hand of fellowship he has extended to LLC. He understands that football has a universal language in practice where everyone has a space and he has given us a very large one. He has also consented to our request for capacity development for our members so as to prepare them for their roles as Coaches under the Lagos State School Sports programme. Our members are going to be trained and posted to schools in and around Lagos. This initiative is bound to address and improve our economic condition that has taken a beating over the years due to neglect of retired sports men and women in the country.”
