Since then the stadium has been abandoned to rot by successive leadership of the sports ministry. We must fix the National Stadium in Surulere Lagos. “I have not given up on the renovation of the National Stadium because we are still running a concession process. “Development of athletes, training and retraining of athletes in preparation for the 2020 Olympics is a priority in 2019. Competition for qualification by National Federations is also a priority in 2019,” he said.

Source: The Guardian January 04, 2019 03:33 UTC