Stop holding political events at national stadiums – Philip Shaibu

The Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Institute for Sports (NIS), Comrade Philip Shaibu, has called for the contiguous prohibition of governmental and spiritual activities astatine the MKO Abiola National Stadium and different nationalist stadiums crossed the country, informing that the continued usage of sports facilities for non-sporting events is accelerating their deterioration.

Shaibu made the telephone successful a connection issued by his Special Assistant connected Media, Ben Ogbemudia, stressing that stadiums were built chiefly for the grooming and improvement of athletes and indispensable beryllium preserved for that purpose.

He expressed interest implicit the declining fig of stadiums successful Nigeria that conscionable planetary standards, noting that the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium is presently the lone installation successful the state that afloat complies with requirements acceptable by the FIFA for hosting planetary matches.

The NIS brag recalled his tenure arsenic Deputy Governor of Edo State, during which helium supervised the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, stating that deliberate efforts were made to support the facility, particularly the athletics way which was nether warranty astatine the time.

According to him, the concern aboriginal deteriorated pursuing disagreements with erstwhile Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, which ...