Obaseki hails Yusuf Alli for his honesty, financial discipline, and commitment to sports development

Former African, Commonwealth Games and World University Games champion, Yusuf Alli has been commended by Godwin Obaseki, the Executive Governor of Edo State for his honesty, integrity, and commitment to sports development.

Alli, the reigning Nigeria record holder in the long jump who is also the Edo state Sports Commission boss was hailed by Obaseki
during the reception for the victorious Edo Queens that won the Nigeria Women Football League, NWFL, last week.

Obaseki described Alli as a decent and trustworthy sports administrator with a proven strong character and financial discipline

‘I don’t waste time in approving his memos because I know he is not going to steal the money and I will always consider his request promptly because I trust him.’

The Governor also commends Alli’s commitment to sports development especially school sports and sports development at the grassroots level.

A product of school sports who won a silver medal at the Athletics World Cup in Barcelona in 1989, Alli, with the backing of Governor Obaseki has been able to take sports to a higher level in Edo State.

The victory of Edo Queens in the just concluded NWFL is just one of the many firsts that Alli and his team at the Edo state Sports Commission have achieved under the leadership of Obaseki.

Alli attributed the giant strides his team has achieved in the last few years to the financial, moral, and other support they are receiving from the amiable Governor of Edo State, Obaseki, whose door is always for the ESSC.