Dangote Visits Revamped Moshood Abiola Stadium Pitch, Lauds Sports Minister’s Commitment To Sports Development

Billionaire businessman and Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote visited the newly renovated Moshood Abiola Stadium pitch, adopted by him beneath the Minister of Youth and Sports activities Growth, Sunday Dare’s Undertake-a-Pitch initiative.

Dangote, whose firm, Dangote Industries Group sponsored the rehabilitation of the pitch, expressed satisfaction with the job accomplished, as he was carried out around the pitch with the sprinklers working completely, and the 2 Digital score-boards beaming reside.

In his remarks, Dangote assured the Sports activities Minister of his continued help. “You may be relaxation assured of our continued help. You’ll be able to all the time knock on our doorways. We shouldn’t enable our Stadia to break down. Nigerians have a really sturdy love for Sports activities, so I believe we have to complement Authorities’s efforts to make sure that all the pieces works”, he added.

The Minister expressed appreciation to Dangote for accepting to undertake the Moshood Abiola Stadium, stating that he was the primary to embrace the Ministry’s Undertake-a-Pitch initiative. “I need to thanks for investing within the improvement of our Sports activities and the fruit of that partnership has blossomed into what we see right here at this time. I wish to inform you that we’ve simply obtained CAF certification of this Stadium for worldwide matches, which implies that the World Cup qualifiers, shall be performed right here. This wouldn’t have been potential with out your help”, Dare emphasised.

The revamped Moshood Abiola Stadium is full with nursery beds, two digital rating boards, 24 Sprinklers and two-year upkeep, as a part of the contract sponsored by Dangote Industries beneath the Undertake-a-Pitch Public Personal Partnership initiative of the Ministry. Daura Stadium Katsina has additionally been accomplished, whereas Nationwide Stadium Lagos amongst others have been adopted, and are at totally different levels of completion.