The minister of sports and youth, Sunday Akin Dare, has promised to turn around the deteriorating sporting facilities across the country.
The minister disclosed this while inspecting the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna on Tuesday, where he applauded the maintenance culture of the facilities.
“What I have seen today is not disappointing, but there is room for improvement on the facility,” he said.
While inspecting the 22,000-seat capacity stadium, he promised to focus more on youth development for talents hunt.
According to him, “we are going to look at what has worked, what didn’t work, and have a meeting point to perfect those areas that are lacking.
“For us to right the wrong, we are going to take a tough decision and we are also going to be confrontational”.
Parts of facilities inspected included: playing pitch, swimming pool, indoor games hall, Hostels amongst several others.
Abdulwaheed Olayinka Adubi, Kaduna
