PRES. TRUMP AWARDED INAUGURAL FIFA PEACE PRIZE AT WORLD CUP DRAW IN WASHINGTON . (PHOTOS).
President Trump awarded inaugural FIFA Peace Prize at World Cup draw in Washington Gianni Infantino, the FIFA President presented the honour onstage at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, saying Trump had been selected “in recognition of his exceptional and extraordinary actions to promote peace and unity around the world”. “This is your prize, this is your peace prize,” Infantino said, after Trump took the stage to accept the trophy, a medal and certificate. “There is also a beautiful medal for you that you can wear everywhere you want to go.” FIFA says the prize is for “individuals who help unite people in peace through unwavering commitment and special actions”. Accepting the award, Trump called it “one of the great honours of my life”, before claiming to have “saved millions and millions of lives – the Congo is an example, over 10 million people killed and it was heading for another 10 million very quickly. India and Pakistan, so many diffe...
The Elders Council of the Ogun West Senatorial District has appreciated the support expressed by the Ogun State Governor,Senator Ibikunle Amosun for a governorship candidate from tthe district come 2019.During an appreciation visit to the governor at Governor's Office,Oke-Mosan,Abeokuta on monday,the council,made up of the politics class,community leaders and members of the Elders Consultative Forum,urged him not to relent in his resolve in this regard.Hailing the infrastructural development feat of the Amosun led government,the elders noted that it has changed the political landscape,thus positively changing the soci-economic and political landscape of the state.Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs,Chief Jide Ojuko,in his address,enjoined them to work together in unity in realisation of the governor's determination.Responding,Amosun disclosed that ''I am supporting the candidate from the Ogun West district in the interest of fairness,harmony,equity,justice,peaceful coexistence and political correctness''.He said that there are so many capable and qualified hands in the district to run the government effectively,expressing the optimism that a governor from the district would even do greater works that would marvel all.
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