In an exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES, Yekini's lawyer during his lifetime, Jubril Olanrewaju, expressed his frustration, stating...
While Mr Abdulfatah did not fulfil his pledge during his two terms in office, his successor, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, raised hopes in 2020., one of Nigeria and Africa’s greatest footballers, the unfulfilled promises to immortalise “the Goalsfather” continue to be a source of deep disappointment.
He claimed progress had been made in renaming the Kwara State Sports Complex Stadium in Ilorin after Yekini. In an exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES, Yekini’s lawyer during his lifetime, Jubril Olanrewaju, expressed his frustration, stating, “I will say we are still on ground zero; we have not even made an inch outside that speech and promise, nothing has been done.
According to Mr Jubril, at all times, Yekini maintained strong ties to Kwara State and even donated a trophy for the YSFON Cup in the state and sponsored it. Efforts to obtain a response from the Kwara State government have proven futile. A written question sent to the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Rafiu Ajakaiye, has remained unanswered at the time of filing this report.
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