As part of his commitment to giving priority to both serving and retired athletes, the honourable Minister sports, Senator John Owan Enoh upon watching a video of Okpala Tanya which went viral recently revealing her lamentable state of life, has promised to take action immediately.
However, Sen. Own Enoh has also lauded the governor of Anambra State, Charles Soludo for swinging into immediate action by removing her from the streets.
Senator Owan Enoh, notwithstanding the action of the Anambra State government, has also reached out to her father.
Core Reporters report that the minister contacted Tanya’s father who briefed him on her current condition and the genesis of her problem . He also confirmed to the Sports minister that the Nigerian Tennis Federation paid for Tanya’s first rehabilitation many years ago when her condition became public knowledge but sadly the former tennis star relapsed after a short while.
Recall that Okpala Tanya was once a tennis player of repute who has played in a lot of tennis tournaments. She represented Nigeria and the African continent and won laurels to her name.She was a tennis juniors champion who played at the highest level and was ranked number one at the time.
“ Let me thank the Governor of Anambra state His Excellency Gov. Charles Soludo and his team for the swift intervention in the case of Tanya Okpala.This is highly commendable.
“ As a Ministry, our six point agenda WAIFAR , has the W for activating and enabling a WELFARE system that caters to serving and retired athletes. As a ministry, we will take action in this regard as every athlete who has brought glory to our nation deserves appropriate welfare,” the Minister said.
