Di Minista of Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare, don tok sey dem need at least N21 billion to take renovate di national stadium wey dey Surulere for Lagos state. According to reports, Dare say di ministry only fit secure 4% of di money wey dem need to take renovate di sports complex. He talk am for Friday wen he go inspect di work wey dem dey do for there.
Dem build di national stadium for 1972, and for 1980, Nigeria win dia first African Cup of Nations trophy for di stadium. But e no too dey useful again wen e reach early 2000s, and na since dat time e no gofit host any national team matches.
Dare come talk sey dem don get one person wey don agree to fund the refurbishment of di football pitch, tracks and digital scoreboard with N400 million. He sey 80% of di work for those three items don almost finish.
Di minister come call on top private organizations to come in and help renovate other facilities wey dey the stadium. He come talk sey dem list eight of di priority projects wen need fund and dem don secure money to take do the football pitch, tracks and digital scoreboard.
Dare come reveal sey as at 2018, di stadium dey owe at least N600 million for electricity bill, and dem dey owe N150 million for water bill. But dem don restore the water now.
"The debt wen wey dey the stadium na plenty, and e dey affect our work," Dare talk am.
As e dey now, di national stadium na one of di most important sporting infrastructures for Nigeria. And as di country dey prepare for di Commonwealth Games wey go happen for Birmingham in 2022, e go make sense if dem go fit take renovate di stadium so dat e gofit serve as one of di main training grounds for di Nigerian athletes.
Source: Prime 9ja Online Pidgin: Minista say N21bn dey needed for National Stadium renovation