Minister Denies Requesting N21bn To Fix National Stadium Lagos

The minister of youth and sports development, Sunday Dare, denied media reports that he is asking for N21 billion to fix the National Stadium, Lagos, which is being rehabilitated through a public private partnership ‘Adopt-A-Pitch initiative of the Federal Ministry Youth and Sports Development. 

Sports Minister in a press statement by the Ministry’s director of press and public relations, Muhammed Manger, said contrary to the report, the Ministry has not requested or received any such amount from government or individual. “The attention of the Federal Ministry of Sports and Youth Development has been drawn to a report in some sections of the media that it requested for the sum of N21 billion to rehabilitate the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.

“Contrary to this report, it has become important to state clearly that the Ministry has not requested or received any such amount from government or individual

“The Sports and Youth Minister, Mr. Sunday Dare, in an interactive session with newsmen in Lagos last week only mentioned the figure as one of the estimated amounts from the proposals received which indicates that about that sum would be needed for the complete rehabilitation and upgrade of the national edifice based on submissions made by different companies and contractors.

“The Ministry therefore wishes to unequivocally make this clarification for the benefit of those who may not be conversant with the due processes involved in the execution of projects by 

Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of Government, thus; that no such request nor approvals have been made as it is all still at the process of review of proposals,” the statement read.