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March 2, 2019
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairsand Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has congratulated US-based Nigerian boxer,Kamaru Usman, for winning the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweightbelt.
Usman, the ‘Nigerian Nightmare’ defeated long reigningchampion American Tyron Woodley in Las Vegas on Saturday.
Dabiri-Erewa, said in a congratulatory letter to Usman, thatthe victory was not only for Nigeria, but the whole of Africa being the firstAfrican fighter to win a UFC title.
The Presidential aide urged Usman to continue to use his Godgiven talent to benefit mankind, especially African youths in the Diaspora.