By Udesinanna Stephen
The Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, (NIDCOM) Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa has expressed joy over Anthony Joshua, AJ’s victory against American, Jermaine Franklin on Saturday.
The CEO expressed her joy in a press statement signed by the Media, Public Relations and Protocol Unit, NIDCOM, Gabriel Odu and published on the verified Twitter handle of the Nigeria in Diaspora Commission, @nidcom_gov
AJ, a two-time World heavy weight champion makes a victorious come back to the global boxing books by defeating the American, Jermaine Franklin.
This is the 33 year old first victory since 2020 after he successively suffered defeats from Oleksandr Usyk.
AJ won in a unanimous points-decision over Jermaine Franklin with a score card of: 118-111, 117-111, 117-111, by the three judges at London 02 Arena, Saturday.
Dabiri-Erewa describes AJ’s win as a “never- say-never, the I-can-do-spirit of Nigerians anywhere in the world.”
Also, the NIDCOM Boss added that AJ is a true ambassador at large, making Nigeria super proud and projecting the good image of Nigerians globally.