REVAMPING OUR NATIONAL STADIUM

In the past I wrote an article about the neglect of the National Stadium Surulere Lagos. I mentioned the issues affecting the edifice and the need to bring it back to its lost glory and I am happy that the Sports Minister is thinking along the same direction with me. The recent directives the minister gave on the need to put the swimming pool back to its original state is a welcome development and should be extended to other facilities in the stadium. The National Institute of Sports, the main bowl and the practice pitch should be given a new lease of life while the offices of the various association should be reinvigorated. The stadium when fully fixed should host major competitions and security which has being the bane of fans going there should be beefed up. It is quite interesting that competitions such as the GoTV Boxing Promotion and DSTV Basketball competitions is now a regular stay in the stadium and I hope other corporate organizations could join in re-building the lost glory of the stadium. For effective management the stadium should be under the management of private companies with government setting policies to guide its operation. There is the need to run the stadium as a company and with time after a profitable performance sold to the public. I hope the dream of returning the National Stadium Surulere Lagos to its lost glory is brought to fruition.