Danagogo deplores state of National stadium facilities

on June 03, 2014   /   in Sports 12:48 am   /   Comments

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BY JACOB AJOM & EDDIE AKALONU
As is traditional with every sports minister appointed in recent times, the new Sports Minister, Dr Tamuno Danagogo visited the national stadium Lagos yesterday and was startled by what he saw of the state of facilities in the complex.
Addressing sports journalists after a fact-finding tour of the sports city which was followed by a meeting with staff of the National Sports Commission, the minister said, the poor state of facilities at the national stadium was unacceptable and that everything would be done to rectify the situation.
The minister expressed helplessness in the face of the dilapidated state of facilities, saying that government operate on budget. “We can only act when the budget for the repair of facilities is released.But be rest assured that everything would be done to ensure the facilities are given a face lift soon.”
He recalled the Presidential Retreat on Sports held last year in Abuja and said a committee had been formed to look into the recommendations of the retreat and point the way forward.
“We will follow the road map as expounded in the recommendations of the presidential retreat and implement them.”
The minister harped on the benefits of Public Private Participation in the development of sports and pointed out that government would encourage every initiative that will attract private participation in the scheme.
“We want to explore ways that can bring the private sector into sports development,” he said, adding, “we want them to see sports as some form of business.”