President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated a Nigerian- Ms Sandie Okoro- of World Bank on her recent appointment as the Senior Vice President and General Counsel, World Bank Group.
The President extended the same felicitations to Ms Nnemkadi Ogwunike on her record breaking achievements in the United States Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) League.
The two congratulatory messages were contained in a statement signed by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa in Abuja.
To Okoro, the President described her track record in the legal banking business as impressive, this he noted, has brought a rekindled hope that Nigerians in the Diaspora given the right atmosphere are professionally excellent.
Buhari said having followed her excellent track records in making Nigeria proud as a nation, “there is no doubt in my mind that the sky is your beginning.”
In the same vein, Buhari said Nigeria received the victory of Nnemkadi Ogwunike as the 2016 Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the WNBA League with utmost pride and deep sense of appreciation to the country.
“We were even more excited to learn that you have led your team to clinch the 2016 League Championships, a feat that has been achieved by your team, the Los Angeles Sparks, since 2003.
“It is even more fitting and admirable that , as a true African and Nigerian daughter, you have set a remarkable example for your younger Sister, Chiney Ogwunike, who joined you to make world history in 2014, when she was selected by the Connecticut Sun as the Number One draft pick.
“This legacy you began in 2012, with your selection by the Los Angeles Sparks, making you two, the second set of siblings to ever be selected Number one in any American Sports.”
The statement further added that “we are truly proud of you two and urge you to continue to extol the virtues and strengthen of Nigerian heritage. Your shinning beacon serves as inspiration to the Youth of Nigeria.”
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