Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has
hailed the talent and resilience of Nigerians wherever they are, noting that
``the country is blessed with great talents and Nigerians are among some of the
most creative and smartest persons around the world.’’
The Vice President made the remarks
when he received on a courtesy visit to the Presidential Villa, Capt. Lola
Odujinrin; the first African to travel round the world as a solo traveller.
According to Prof. Osinbajo, ``your
story is really fascinating and I am extremely proud of what you have done and
more that you are a Nigerian and I am very sure that just as we took over the
entertainment industry, we will certainly break new grounds.’’
The Vice President who was full of
praises for the young pilot and his team’s achievements said ``this is the sort
of things that people should hear especially young people, it is really
inspiring and younger people must begin to learn from your experience and
story, and am glad that you achieved this feat.
``Also, the team is entirely
Nigerian and that by itself is certainly a good thing and am sure this portends
even greater things for us in the future,’’ he submitted.
On the pilot’s humanitarian project,
Prof Osinbajo said that he looked forward to supporting his humanitarian
project, but advised that it must be on a scale whatever you plan to do in this
area must be on scale because the most important thing you have to focus on is
scale so that it can be expanded.
Earlier, Africa’s first solo
traveller, Capt. Lola Odujinrin said his goal was to put Nigeria on the world
map by being the first African to ``go round the world as a solo pilot and
achieve that humanitarian aspect of his dream.’’
In his brief narration about his
world flying project, Odujinrin said it was first inspired by his dream to fly
aircrafts at the age of 10, stating that ``it is important to share my story in
order to inspire kids, adults and everyone about the struggles I went through
in life’’.
Capt. Lola Odujinrin flew several
hours to 25 countries and made 35 stops in 9 months, making him the first
African to attain the feat.
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