Sanwo-Olu, while commending Onakoya, said the journey of the chess master from Lagos to global recognition embodies the spirit of Lagos as a great city.
By Jeffrey Agbo
President Bola Tinubu has lauded chess master Tunde Onakoya on completing over 58 hours of chess at Times Square, New York, United States in his effort to break the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon.
Onakoya achieved the feat on Saturday morning (Nigerian time).
President Tinubu, in a statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, celebrated the chess champion and founder of Chess in Slums Africa for the rare feat, but especially for the reason driving this compelling demonstration of character, which is raising funds for African children to learn and find opportunity through chess.
The President stated that Onakoya has shown a streak customary among Nigeria’s youth population, the audacity to make good change happen; to baffle impossibility, and propel innovations and solutions to the nation’s challenges, even from corners of disadvantage.
The President affirmed that Nigeria’s youths have demonstrated in all fields, including Afrobeats, Nollywood, the pulsating skit-making enterprise, education, science, and technology, that great exploits can truly come from small quarters.
Tinubu commended the inclination of Nigerians – across artificial partitions – for unity, once again exemplified through their undiluted support for these epoch-making endeavours.
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The President assured all citizens that his administration remains strongly committed to creating and expanding opportunities for the youth to explore and exercise their abilities and become the symbols of greatness our nation represents into the future.
Also, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu congratulated Onakoya in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile.
He said Onakoya’s remarkable story showed that with determination, dreams can indeed soar to monumental heights.
Sanwo-Olu, while commending Onakoya, said the journey of the chess master from Lagos to global recognition embodies the spirit of Lagos as a great city.
He said: “Congratulations to Chess Master Tunde Onakoya on breaking the world chess marathon record in Times Square, New York, United States of America. Your journey from Lagos, Nigeria, to global recognition embodies the spirit of our great city.”