Kwara to Renovate 47-Year Sports Hall with N2bn

Date: 2024-04-18

The Kwara State Government is set to renovate the indoor sports hall of the state stadium at the cost of N2.06bn to make it an ultra-modern sports facility.

The sports hall was constructed under the administration of Brigadier-General Agbazika Innih (retd.) in 1977.

Speaking with sports writers in Ilorin on Wednesday, the chairman of the state's sports commission, Bola Magaji, said previous administrations in the state had neglected the indoor sports hall, adding that it led to its decadence.

Magaji, who said that Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq was determined to bring the stadium back to its pride, added that the renovation of the indoor sports hall would be completed in 12 months.

“Due to lack of maintenance, reptiles were even attacking some of our athletes. However, the sports hall will be much better than before when fully renovated. There will be many innovations; it will become a centre of tourism because local and international tournaments will be held in there.

“There will be increase in sales among business outlets and offices in the stadium while hotels in the state capital and surroundings will get improved patronage because athletes will converge on the state anytime sports events are organised inside the hall.”

Magaji, added that the target of the state government in sports development was to take youths out of the streets and make them better citizens.

“The target is not aimed at financial gains or rewards really, but to make the youths shun drugs and hooliganism and be more useful to the state and themselves.”

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Kazeem Gbolagade     Kwara 2019     KWASSIP     Clara Nwachukwu     Sebastine Obasi     Ahman Pategi University     Photo News     Sambo Murtala     Ilorin Talaka Parapo (ITP)     Omotosho     Hakeem Idris     Oyedun Juliana Funke     Elerin Of Adanla     Abubakar Baba     Ishola Abdullahi     Monthly Sanitation     Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate     Owode Market     Onilorin Of Ilorin     Aliyu Adebayo     Oke-Oyi     Adesoye College     Ayeyemi Sulaiman     Sa\'adatu Modibbo-Kawu     Ogidi-Oloje     Sabo-Oke     Sobi Specialist Hospital     Belgore     Sobi     Kwarareports     Akeem Olatunji     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     College Of Health     General Hospital, Offa     Kwara State Government     David Oyedepo     Split Diamond Interchange     Ilorin Water Reticulation     AbdulRahman Saad     Unilorin FM     Ademola Kiyesola     Abubakar Baba Sulaiman     Idi-Ape     Kulende     Ajuloopin     Yakubu Danladi     Frootify     NaAllah     Orisa Bridge     Irepodun     Esinniobiwa Quareeb     Yahaya A Paniyaro     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     Elese Of Igbaja     Sango-UITH Road     Kisira     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     Mohammed Saidu     Sai Kayi     Ilorin.Info     Mutawalle     Okin Biscuit     Awoye     Ganiyu Abolarin     Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin     Amule Elementary School     Communication Network Support Services     Kuliyan Geri     Kamoru Kadiri     Afetu Of Alabe     Bolakale Saka     Tanke Road     Isaac Gbenle     Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa     Naira Redesign     Musa Aibinu     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Oba Of Jebba     Clara Nwachukwu     Hassan Oyeleke     Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence     Olatunji Abdulmumeen     Ajeigbe     Moronfoye     Tunde Saad     Suleiman Idris     Abdulrahman Abdulrasak     Ahmed Idris Mohammed     Baakini     Yusuf Arowosaye     Halidu Danbaba     Halimat Yusuf     Arca Santa     Egbejila     Ibrahim Akaje     Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade     Forgo Battery     Obasanjo     Abdulmajeed Wahab     Abdul Jimoh Mohammed     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     Oke-opin     Femtech     Sunday Otokiti     Jumoke Gafar     Abdulkadir Orire     Michael Imoudu National Institute For Labour Studies     Ilesha-Baruba     Bank Of Industry     Maryam Nurudeen     Abiodun Oyedepo     Ronke Adeyemi     Yusuf Olaolu Ali     Wahab Agbaje     Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu     JMK Construction Company Limited     Shuaib Olarongbe     Orisa Bridge     Tinubu Legacy Forum     The Herald     Laduba     Mogaji Aare     Adanla-Irese     Lawyers Unite Against Corruption     Okeose Christian Cementary     Yomi Adeboye     Ghali Muhammed     Firdaos Amasa     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     Suraj Tunji Oyewale     Tosin Saraki     Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo     Moshood Mustapha     Saka Saadu     Gbemisola Saraki     Abdullahi AbdulMajeed     Ado Bayero     Esuwoye     Shettima     ITEM 7     Maigidasanma     Vasolar Consortium     Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum     Yahaya Seriki Gambari     Offorjama     Ijagbo     Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise     Patience Jonathan     Saraki     Ilorin Curfew     Wahab Abayawo     Wakilin Mata Lafiagi     Vishvas KOZ Tractors