Kamaru Usman arrives Edo, meets Shaibu, acknowledges Auchi as own origin

By DADA AYOKHAI


An Edo born, American based, mixed martial artist world champion, Kamaru Usman  champion has arrived Edo state  after a long stay in  the United States for almost 26 years .

The Edo-born professional mixed martial artist had earlier revealed to the media how he hawked “fufu” and did subsistence farming before migrating to Texas at the age of 8. 

Kamaru umoru had on his arrival in Nigeria a week ago, paid a courtesy call on the Kogi and Lagos state governors.

The world champion arrived at the Edo State Government House into the waiting hands of the Edo State deputy governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu, who received him on behalf of governor Godwin Obaseki.
 
Comrade Shaibu reassured that the Obaseki's administration will sustain reforms and programmes to ensure that more young people in the state thrive and realise their potentials to the fullest.

According to him, "We are happy today to receive you and are very proud to have you as our own. 

"We are specifically happy to have you at a time that we are bringing back the sports' glory of the state.

"Edo used to be home of sports, as most of our sports administrators passed through the school of sports in the state. Over time, they went to sleep; but this administration is reviving sports in the state and restoring its lost glory.”

"We used the just concluded National Sports Festival to relaunch ourselves back into sports and your coming at this time is a boost to sports development in the state.

" Sports is good for our health and we will encourage the young ones to get more involved as they can become great through sports.”

"You are a role model to the younger generation to emulate. 

"We will continue to support people like you because you can be a promoter of sports for the state.

" You are someone to look up to in the state and nation at large,” he noted.

Earlier, the UFC Welterweight champion, Usman expressed delight to be in the state, his home state, after many years in the United States, noting, “I am happy to be here and it's a pleasure to be back home. 

"Coming home has been at the back of my mind and I am proud to be from Auchi, Edo State.  

"I have been in America for long and feel so compelled to represent the country; I feel compelled to carry on the pride.

"It’s been a while and I have been waiting to come back home and hopefully, will come home more frequently.”

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