Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of
Kano state, on Tuesday ordered the immediate closure of two major stadiums in
the state.
This is coming five days to the
campaign rally of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP).
Atiku’s rally is scheduled for
February 10 while the renovation is expected to end on February 18.
The proposed general renovation
works include the installation of the new score board, the running track and
provision of sources for steady water supply to all parts of the stadiums.
A government official who spoke
off the record said that the shutdown of the two stadium — Sani Abacha
Stadium situated at Kofar Mata and Kano Pillars stadium at Sabon Gari — was
intended to frustrate the forthcoming campaign rally of the PDP.
But Abbati Sabo, spokesman of the
sports commission, said the closure was not targetted at the presidential rally
of the PDP presidential candidate.
He added that the renovation work
was as a result of the 2019-2020 Nigeria Premier League (NPL) season.
“As far as I am concerned, this
directive doesn’t have a political undertone. The state government was advised
to order for the renovation of the stadium ahead of the NPL season,” he said.
“The government had now heeded to
the advice and ordered for the project in order to have smooth conduct of the
league. As you can see, the facility is in need of repair and the government
has now answered the call for its renovation.”
President Muhammadu Buhari used
the Sani Abacha stadium for his reelection campaign last week.
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