True Heroes!

In a country where young people hardly find real people who they could call HERO, but today am glad that we probably have to change our direction and look into different arena away from the so call cabals and elites to found our true heroes who could inspire and mentor us to greatness.

 

At the just concluded London 2012 Olympic Games, millions of Nigerians like myeslf were all disspointed that our athletes did not win any single medal at the outing.

 

I'm proud to be a Nigerian once again with the oustanding performance of one Nigerian which many will have written off but Yakubu Adesokan has proven the doubting Thomases wrong by winning the first gold for Nigeria at the ongoing London 2012 Paralympic games which started yesteray, he also shattered the Olympic's record. Oh, he is a World Record Holder (WRO).

According to Susan Wendell not only do physically disabled people have experiences which are not available to the able-bodied, they are in a better position to transcend cultural mythologies about the body, because they cannot do things the able-bodied feel they must do in order to be happy, ‘normal,’ and sane….If disabled people were truly heard, an explosion of knowledge of the human body and psyche would take place.

Yakubu Adesokan celebrates setting a new world record and gold in the Men's 48kg Powerlifting

Yakuba Adesokan with his gold medal

 

  Gold medalist Yakubu Adesokan (C) of Nigeria alongside silver medalist Vladimir Balynetc (L) of Russia and bronze medalist Taha Abdelmagid (R) of Egypt in the Men's 48kg Powerlifting on day 1 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at ExCel on August 30, 2012 in London, England.

Against all odds with their disabilities they're proven that THEY CAN! This is a lesson to all of us able or disabled that we can break all barriers in order to achieve anything we set our minds to achieve.

Compatriot Yakubu Adesokan well done and thank for putting smiles across the faces of Nigerians across the globe, we truly love you.