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The Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) has said it will cost a whopping N81 million to cut grasses that have taken over the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja.
Sunday Dare, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development revealed this during a one-day seminar organised by the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), FCT chapter.
According to the Minister, the ministry approached the AEPB for assessment of the stadium, which was built in 2003 with N53 billion on a 29 hectares (72 acres) of land.
The stadium is divided into Package A which houses the Main Bowl and Package B which houses other facilities like basketball courts, NFF office, volleyball courts, tennis courts, squash courts.
“We approached AEPB to come see what can be done to clear the grass and weed in the stadium and they told us it will cost us N81m.
“If we tell Nigerians we used N81m which is not even available, there will be an outcry. The funds are not really there for us and that is why we are partnering with private investors to bring back the key components of our infrastructures,” he said.