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Worried by the poor states of facilities at both Olofa and Lafiagi Township stadiums, Kwara State Governor, Alhaji AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has directed for total re-appraisal.of the facilities and recommendations for the reconstruction to the facilities by the state government.
Towards this end, Alhaji AbdulRazaq has asked the state’s Ministry of Housing and Urban Development to commence work on the re-appraisal of the facilities for urgent attention.
Alhaji AbdulRazaq stated this in Offa town, the headquarters of Offa local government council of the state shortly after inspecting the facility at Olofa Stadium on Wednesday.
According to him, “This is a 40-year-old design. So, we need to revamp it to improve the standard.
“The same attention will be given to the Lafiagi Stadium,”
He said budgetary constraints and new socio-economic emergencies had stalled previous efforts to revamp the facility.
“The plan is for this (Olofa) stadium to also host state and national sporting events, and that will stimulate socioeconomic growth,” he said.
“I have come to see the state of the stadium as it is. What we found out is that we actually need a new design here. After that, consultancy work will begin in earnest.”, he added.
