ABIODUN SANUSI writes about the deplorable state of the swimming pools at the Moshood Kashimawo Abiola Stadium, Abuja, the filthy environment, and the poor management of the facilities
Asides from the filthy environment especially around the outdoor sports fields and tracks, resulting from poor waste management and open defecation, the 2000-capacity swimming arena at the Moshood Kashimawo Abiola Stadium, formerly known as the National Stadium, Abuja, is in a deplorable state.
Built by the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to host the eighth All-Africa Games, Abuja 2003, the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja, was a pride of the nation and the African continent at the time. The stadium, which was built between September 2000 and April 2003 at the cost of $360m, was a world-class structure that was ranked among the top 50 most expensive stadiums in the world.
Apart from having a VIP car park and a public parking lot, Package A also boasts of standard practice pitches, a velodrome, shops and kiosks, generators, emergency service units, closed circuit security cameras and crowd control steel fencing, among others. Godwin’s death led to the shutdown of the swimming pool arena by the Ministry for Youths and Sports Development, while the former Minister, Sunday Dare, ordered an investigation into the incident. Nevertheless, the situation has worsened.
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