Sanwo-Olu renames Onikan stadium after Mobolaji Johnson
04 December 2019 |
1:02 pm
The Onikan Stadium in Lagos will now be known as the Mobolaji Johnson Stadium.
Adedoja Salam-Adeniyi was there when the governor of Lagos State made the historic change to honour the former first governor of the state.
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