Football enthusiast and Fans have questioned the Sports Minister,Sunday Dare’s claim that the Federal Government will require over N21 billion to fix the National Stadium, Lagos, which has already gulped $1 million of renovation fee Nigeria soccernet gathered
They argued that the minister’s quoted amount could build a new stadium from scratch.
Dare disclosed that it would cost about N40 billion to renovate the National Stadium, adding, however, that if he gets N21 billion for the job, he will manage it.
Questioning the figures, former Green Eagles’ winger, Adegoke Adelabu, a sports scientist, said the money is enough to build a new stadium with modern facilities.
“It is outrageous,” Adelabu said “How many times will the government rebuild the National Stadium? We need to ask who is collecting money from the people doing business inside the stadium. The institute within it is under-utilised.
“I know that people collect tickets to come into the stadium. So, who are the people involved? Who do they account to?
I think the sports minister should forget such unproductive ideas, which I know that Nigerians will not tolerate. More so, we are the only country who runs sports at a loss,” he stated.
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