Enugu gov’t responds to ex-boxer’s appeal for help

A delegation of the Enugu State government yesterday met with the visually challenged Commonwealth Boxing Gold Medalist from Nomeh in Nkanu East Local Government Area of the state, Mr. Steve Ogboh, in Enugu. The meeting, according to a statement by the Commissioner for Information, Nnanyelugo Chidi Aroh, was at the instance of the Governor of […]

A delegation of the Enugu State government yesterday met with the visually challenged Commonwealth Boxing Gold Medalist from Nomeh in Nkanu East Local Government Area of the state, Mr. Steve Ogboh, in Enugu.

The meeting, according to a statement by the Commissioner for Information, Nnanyelugo Chidi Aroh, was at the instance of the Governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi.

The statement added that Information Commissioner and the Chairman of Nkanu East LGA, Engr. Abel Uchenna Nwobodo, led the government’s discussions with the visually impaired boxer, who is also a National Sports Festival Gold Medalist, with a view to finding the best ways to assist him overcome his challenges.

In a video that went viral recently, Mr. Ogboh, who is currently blind, identified himself as an indigene of Nomeh in Nkanu East LGA of Enugu State, adding that he won the gold medal in boxing in 1974 Commonwealth Game in New Zealand.

The visually impaired appealed to the government at any level to assist him with a smart walking stick and also resolve the communal issues he is having with some people in his community over his identity.