Ajayi ran a time of 9.84 seconds to win the 100 metres event, beating reigning world champion Oblique Seville of Jamaica, who ran 9.87 seconds.
Ajayi’s time is a new personal best. He now ranks as Nigeria’s third-fastest sprinter ever, behind Olusoji Fasuba (9.85 seconds) and Divine Oduduru (9.86 seconds).
The ECA chief outlined five key priority actions the commission was pursuing to bridge the continent’s financing gap and unlock sustainable development:
The initiative, backed by Sierra Leone, Benin, Antigua and Barbuda, and Somalia, is the first to emerge from the “Sevilla Platform for Action.”
