Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has renamed Onikan Stadium after the former military governor of the state, Late Brig-Gen Mobolaji Olufunso Johnson.

The announcement was made at the Onikan Stadium for the Day of honour for the First Governor/Administrator of Lagos State who died on 30th Oct 2019.

Extolling the virtues of the former Military administrator, Sanwo-Olu described him as a distinguished man and a great patriot and an accomplished administrator who re-engineered the modern Lagos.

According to him, Johnson, though a soldier, was never authoritarian and never ruled with an iron hand and that he ruled with a compassionate mind.

According to him, Johnson was a man with great foresight and a symbol of humility, fairness and justice and that he was in constant support of successive governments of Lagos State.

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