The Federal Authorities has set a goal to ship not less than one world-class sports activities stadium in every of Nigeria’s six geo-political zones, Chairman of the Nationwide Sports activities Fee (NSC), Shehu Dikko, has stated.
Dikko disclosed this on Thursday in Kaduna after the NSC and the Kaduna State Authorities signed a Memorandum of Understanding transferring the Ahmadu Bello Stadium to the state for instant rehabilitation and improve.
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In line with him, the plan types a part of a broader federal technique to reposition sports activities as a key financial driver, with infrastructure improvement at its core.
He stated the Federal Authorities is already in discussions over potential amenities in Lagos, Bauchi and Ibadan, whereas engagements are ongoing with different states to fulfill worldwide requirements.
“The purpose is obvious—one world-class sports activities facility in every geo-political zone,” Dikko stated, including that the initiative could be pushed by way of public-private partnerships to mobilise funding and guarantee sustainability.
He famous that the redevelopment of the Ahmadu Bello Stadium aligns with the Federal Authorities’s sports activities metropolis imaginative and prescient, with the Moshood Abiola Nationwide Stadium serving because the pilot venture.
Underneath the settlement, the Kaduna State Authorities will increase the stadium’s seating capability from 12,000 to 32,000 and ship a contemporary, state-of-the-art facility able to internet hosting main worldwide competitions.
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani welcomed the initiative, describing the venture as a lift for sports activities tourism and financial exercise within the state.
He stated development work had already commenced and expressed confidence that the venture could be accomplished inside eight months.
The Federal Authorities not too long ago permitted the institution of a Nationwide Sports activities Infrastructure Growth Board, which Dikko stated would play a central position in funding and coordinating the development and rehabilitation of world-class sports activities amenities nationwide.
