Speaking on Tuesday after accompanying Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, on an inspection of the ongoing comprehensive renovation of Ape Aku Stadium in Makurdi, Gusau expressed satisfaction with the quality of work being carried out by the contractor.
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He praised Governor Alia for taking on the complete rehabilitation of the stadium, stating, “I am very impressed with the progress and the standard of work being done here.”
“You all know that for now, you can play grade A match which is Super Eagles matches in Nigeria only in Uyo stadium. It is becoming a major source of worry for me and other Nigerians that in a country like Nigeria, we have only one stadium where we can play grade A matches.
“So when I heard that the Governor has awarded contract for the upgrade of facilities at the Aper Aku Stadium, I hurriedly came to talk to him to see the extent to which we can come in to assist and I must confirm that I am really happy with what I have seen on ground.
“We have our Technical Director here who will be working hand in hand with the contractors to ensure that everything is done correctly so that in the nearest future, we can have an alternative stadium for Super Eagles matches and that alternative should be Makurdi.
“With the commitment of the governor I know it is going to be possible and by the grace of God, we will do everything to support him to achieve the dream.
On his drive to resuscitate grassroot football development, the NFF President said, “part of my campaign promises was to see how we can develop football at the grassroots and part of the process to develop grassroots football is to organise under 15 and the under 17 Governors Cup Competitions and it is not only in Benue State.
“Almost all the Governors I have visited, I try to stress the need to revive the Governor’s Cup because it is the only way that we can discover young talents which we have in abundance and we cannot discover them until we put them in a competitive mood.
“We do not want to see teams like Lobi Stars all the time going out to source for players, they can source for those players here through those tournaments.”
“We do not want to see teams like Lobi Stars all the time going out to source for players, they can source for those players here through those tournaments.”
The contractor handling the project, Ezekiel Egbe who promised to deliver the project in record time disclosed that “the grass to be used on the Aper Aku Stadium footbal pitch is the best quality that has never been used in any part of Africa before.”
While commending Governor Alia for giving attention to the project and visiting the site six times within a short period, Mr. Egbe lauded the NFF President for the visit to check and ensure that the required standard was not compromised.
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