The Federal Government has allotted n100 million in its 2024 funds for the development of a contemporary mini stadium in Akwanga, Nasarawa State.
The challenge, with the code ERGP20242797, is ready to be facilitated by Consultant Jeremiah Umaru and carried out by the Centre for Administration Improvement (CMD), a parastatal beneath the Federal Ministry of Finances and Nationwide Planning.
In response to sources, this challenge, the primary of its type in Nasarawa North, is scheduled to begin in April or Might, following the profitable award of the contract.
In the meantime, the President of the Nigeria Soccer Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau, has introduced {that a} newly constructed mini stadium by the state authorities is ready to be commissioned in Akwanga.
Talking on the remaining match of the 2024 Nasarawa North Soccer Competitors, sponsored by Silas Agara, Gusau acknowledged that the commissioning of the mini stadium would mark a major milestone in sports activities infrastructure growth in Nasarawa North district.
The state Commissioner of Youth and Sports activities Improvement, Jafaru Ango, additionally revealed that the state authorities has already commenced work on the mini stadium over the past three months.
He stated the development, nonetheless, has confronted a setback because the land on which the stadium is to be constructed has not but been accepted.
