Kano spends N1b on stadium

The Kano State Government says it has spent N1 billion to provide facilities at the Sani Abacha Stadium, ahead of FIFA’s inspection of centres for this year’s Under-17 World Cup.

kano state governorGov. Ibrahim Shekarau disclosed this on Tuesday in Kano while conducting Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan round some of the facilities deployed at the stadium.Kano is one of the nine states in the country, bidding to be one of the centres to host the FIFA-organised tournament.Shekarau stated that the government had also awarded contracts for the rehabilitation of sporting facilities in the state to ensure it won the hosting right.He said the state had come to be known not only as home of commerce but gradually becoming home of sports.Jonathan after inspecting the stadium and other facilities said that the FIFA team would arrive in the country on Jan. 25 to inspect the centres bidding to host the event.He said the team would inspect stadia across the country to determine those good enough for the tournament.The Vice-President said that he was happy that Kano was among the nine centres to be inspected by FIFA and expressed the hope it would be selected for the tournament.
source:the vanguard news paper