Dare assures on speedy completion of MKO Abiola Stadium

In  line with his commitment to  the speedy  completion  of  the on -going renovation of Sports infrastructures in the country, the Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports Development Chief  Sunday Dare on Friday inspected the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja  to asses  the level  of work, with a charge to the contractor  to complete  the rehabilitation  on schedule.

Speaking after an inspection tour of the facilities, Chief Dare said  “I am satisfied with the progress so far, the delivery date is now June. There are technologies attached to football pitches like this, when you see standard pitches, it is not just about the  sand and grasses, but there are underbellies of technologies like the water sprinklers among others.  We are trying to get things  right so that with proper  maintenance, we won’t be drawn back to it for another 10 years.”

He  re- assured that plans towards  the Tokyo 2020″ Olympics were on track “We are done with the National Sports Festival,  now as a Country and a Ministry, our eyes are on the  Olympics  for which we have started a 100 days Countdown. In  another 7-10 days the camps will be opened in Lagos, Port Harcourt , probably  Delta and  Florida where we have most of our relay team athletes.  From there  other members of the team will be joining them and possibly we will  have another camp in Europe. The preparation for the Olympics  never stopped even with the effect of  covid-19 and preparations for the just concluded National Sports Festival. We will try to maintain a 60-70 days camping by  doubling the 25-30 days camping we used to have in the past,” the Minister  affirmed.