2027: Represent Nigeria at the 2028 Olympics, Lere Olayinka tells Seyi Makinde

Author: dailypost.ngPublished on: October 23, 2026Country: Nigeria

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2027: Represent Nigeria at the 2028 Olympics, Lere Olayinka tells Seyi Makinde

Lere Olayinka, senior aide to Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike, mocked Allied Peoples Movement presidential candidate Seyi Makinde after his remarks in Akure, Ondo State. Makinde had urged Nigerians to elect leaders with stamina and strength, then jumped down from the stage to demonstrate his point. Olayinka joked that Makinde should represent Nigeria at the 2028 Olympics in the United States and urged the Athletics Federation of Nigeria to take note.

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