Prince Oyinlola who hosted the Nigerian contingent to the 1996 Olympic games at the National Stadium, Lagos on Saturday August 10, 1996 recently revealed that four days after playing host to the contingent and announcing house gifts to them a new military administrator was announced for the state four days later on August 14.

This, according to Oyinlola, forced him to hand over to his successor on August 22, 1996 less than two weeks after he announced the gifts. However, in a statement released recently, the former military administrator of Lagos clarified that what he announced for Ajunwa and other Olympic medalists in August 1996 were plots of land.

“I hosted the Nigerian contingent to the 1996 Olympic games at the National Stadium, Lagos on Saturday August 10, 1996. At the event, I announced the donation, by the Lagos State Government, of one plot of land in Lekki to each of Chioma Ajunwa, Falilat Ogunkoya, Mary Onyali, Duncan Dokiwan, Fatima Yusuf, Charity Opara and 18 members of the U23 soccer team.

“I announced the gifts publicly and it was carried by all newspapers, radio and television stations in the country. Indeed, it was the front page lead report of The Guardian of August 11, 1996. I made it clear that the 24 plots of land were complete with all the titles. Did Ajunwa get that plot of land? How about the others. For two members of the gold-winning U23 football team who hailed from Lagos State, Joseph Dosu and Teslim Fatusi, I announced that the state would build for each of them a 2-bedroom apartment in any place of their choice.