The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, says the National Stadium, Lagos will require a staggering N21bn earlier than it can be totally renovated, Saturday reports
Dare. took to his Twitter handle on Friday to give updates on the work ongoing at the sporting arena, whereas additionally mentioning the state at which he met the edifice upon his appointment into the office
“The. National Stadium Surulere, Lagos: Just the Facts. Not Fallacies,” he began
“Upon assumption of workplace in 2019, I met the National Stadium in a totally run down state. Left to rot for virtually 17 plus years. No renovations (or) upgrades. Illegal occupants had taken over. The Illegal occupants had distorted the original plan. We instantly set down to work at the ministry. First,the job drive removed all illegal occupants and locked out miscreants. Next we sought funding from private companions as price range allocation was insufficient
“Old,. damaged and clogged up water drainage system gutted out and new ones put in. Second part of the tartan tracks installed; awaiting the final phase, followed by lanes marking. One digital rating board as originally fitted into stadium has been totally installed”
Dare. additionally posted images on his social media web page displaying the state at which he met it and the progress the ministry had made, whereas additionally stating that they would want about $45m to fix the stadium after the disrepair
“This. is what we met and we began work on the leading bowl. Our target was to fix three of the 15 crucial points of the Surulere stadium. The pitch, scoreboard and tartan tracks. We faced delays however we never stopped. 80 per cent of these three works have been completed
“What. is wanted to fix the National Stadium Surulere after 17 plus years of neglect is in excess of 21 billion naira, about 45 million dollars, of which we have just about 500m naira from private and authorities funding. There is a limit to what can be fixed,” the 56-year-old wrote
