1994 AFCON Winners: Federal Gov’t Hands Over Housing Allocation To Efan Ekoku

In fulfilment of its long-standing pledge to the victorious 1994 Super Eagles Team that won the Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia (Tunisia ‘94), the federal government has started issuing housing allocation to the awardees.

The minister of Housing and Urban Development Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa who was represented by the Director and Head of Department, Public Building and Housing Development, Pemi Temitope, yesterday, in Abuja,  handed over to a prominent member of the victorious team, Efan Ekoku, a striker in the then team an allocation letter of his house in Abuja.

The minister explained that the federal government was committed to ensuring the fulfilment of the pledge and rewarding members of the team for their patriotic service that brought honour to the nation.

Ekoku was represented by his niece, Lisa Jenifer Nwagbogun and in a remark on behalf of the recipient, Nwagbogun stated “I am deeply grateful to the Federal Government and the Ministry of Housing for fulfilling this long-standing pledge to my uncle. It is truly heartening to witness such commitment to integrity and follow-through. This gesture not only Honors Efan Ekoku’s service but also restores faith in the value of public promises being kept”, he said.

It could be recalled that former President Muhammadu Buhari, in 2022 approved the allocation of the houses to the members of the team to fulfil the pledge made by the then administration in 1994, a pledge fulfilled 28 years after.

The allocation of the housing units to the members of the victorious team was done in various states across Nigeria, while some members received their houses in their respective states, others collected theirs in Abuja.