Reuben Abati, Special Assistant to firmer President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan hailed the American born Nigerian rower who is making the country proud at the on-going Olympics in Rio.
He wrote via his Facebook page, “Chierika Ukogu, #NGR first-ever Olympics Rower has qualified for the women’s single sculls Semi-finals. Courage and commitment deserving of national honour. Thanks, Coco. All the best. @cukogu #rioolympics”