Happy Birthday to a Politician of note,dynamic,worthy, articulate woman,astute democrat,selfless leader,educationist,noble icon,veteran, Amazon, Heroine, Quintessential mother and an exemplary, Table- Tennis Female Legend- MAMA EVANG.B. POPOOLA .
Her achievements is verse in Politics from Action Group, as pioneer ward chairperson G3 Surulere[NRC 1991], Woman Leader Nat [MPPP]2010, Alliance For Democracy 1999.Having serves in other given capacity or assignments in active Politics APC till date.
Narrative of her, SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS IN TABLE-TENNIS , started during the all Nigeria Table- Tennis Tournament in kaduna 1965,when she won National Woman Single Championship.
Same year she paired with Late Morakinyo Akinmurele to win all Nigeria Mixed Double.
She is the National woman Table Tennis champion for six consecutive years 1965-1970.
She paired with late Muyiwa Oni to win All Africa Mixed Double for Nigeria during the All African Games Championship held at University of Lagos, college of Education.
Further paired with Modupe Beyioku to win women's Doubles Championship for Nigeria in 1968.
She was the first woman to represent Nigeria at the World Table Tennis Championship held inMunich, Western Germany in 1969 as she was rated number 34 in the world Table-Tennis.
She is the first woman to win all Nigeria COCA- COLA Championship in 1966 at BONNY CAMP.A title retained for 3 years consecutively from 1968-1970.
She was the West Africa Woman Single Champion in 1970 during the West Africa Championship held in Nigeria at Mobolaji Johnson Sport Centre,Row- Park,Harbert Macaulay, Lagos.
She is a tale tennis coach for both State and National 1970-1985.
Represented State and National in many international Championship with outstanding stellar performance articulately 🏓 🏓 🏓.
On this auspicious occasion it's a splendid time to highlight and reflect on your commitment to community service, with or without recognition, had not deter,nor impeded your enthusiasm, tenacity to democratic implementation of ideology for the betterment and growth/ welfare of individual in the community.
Some are honoured but undeserving, others deserves honour, but not honoured,you deserve honour, if its serves as the only gift we offer,kindly accept it with esteemed honour.
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