Nigeria’s Sports Minister, Barrister Solomon Dalung has stated that the upgrade and revamping of some sports facilities in the country will be his ministry’s priority in 2019.
Dalung believes with this and adequate training, Nigerian athletes will do better in the new year.
“Infrastructural update should be cardinal in 2019. We must fix the National Stadium in Surulere Lagos,”Dalung was quoted in a media statement made available to Completesports.com.
“If we fix the place, you cannot imagine the number of young people that will be employed as a result
and it will improve the economy of Lagos state.”
“I have not given up on the renovation of the National Stadium because we are still running a concession process. We only have some budgetary constraints but we have included the final phase in the
budget of 2019.
“Once the budget is passed, we will pick up again because, for me, one of the things that I’m determined to do before I leave office is to ensure the conclusion of the concession of some of these projects so that we can move the private sector to invest and transform it.”
He also revealed that the Ministry is also set to prepare athletes ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo while adding that there will be a stakeholders’ meeting to herald the new year.
“Development of athletes, training, and retraining of athletes in preparation for the 2020 Olympics is a priority in 2019. Competition for qualification by National Federations is also a priority in 2019.”
“There is going to be an all stakeholders’ meeting. We will invite speakers who will cite test cases of other climes and our local peculiarity to educate us on funding of sports.”
“I also expect that this year, more states will adopt more sports based on their athletes! comparative advantage.”
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This guy is the worst Sport Minister Nigeria ever had. Because of him, l am telling all my folks in Benin City and in Lagos to make sure they vote against Buhari in this Elections. l shall make sure l send them some amount of money to enable them to do so comfortably. As this stupid minister of sport vowed to jail our chairman of NFF, so we, and every Nigerian football lovers, should vow to sack this Administration from Office. BUHARI & Dolung MUST GO.
Edoman youre right this man is as dull and uneducated like Bhuari who is not only incompetent but lacks wisdom. 2019 we are throwing our weight behind Omoyele Sowore for President guys should check this Sowore out on ig facebook youtube etc as he shares the abiola kind of vision and is full of wisdom and consciousness! Sowore is the hope of Nigerian future i wish i was back home to cast my vote as well