Sokoto to spend N164.4m to expand stadium

The Sokoto State Government has approved N164.4
million to renovate and expand Giginya Memorial
Stadium, Sokoto.
The state Commissioner for Youth and Sports
Development, Musa Ausa, made the disclosure on
Friday during an oversight visit by the state House of
Assembly Committee on Sports and Youth
Development to the stadium.
He said: “The state executive council has since
approved the sum to standardise the stadium in order
to improve and encourage sporting activities across the
state.
“Moreover, the renovation will boost youth development
and serve as a revenue generation avenue.’’
He thanked the committee members for the visit, and
pledged continued cooperation of the ministry in the
discharge of their constitutional duties.
The Chairman of the committee, Alhaji Ibrahim Gidado
(APC- Sokoto South I), said that the visit was to
ascertain the level of implementation of the 2016
Budget by the ministry.
“One of the constitutional roles of the legislature is to
ascertain the level implementation of allocations,”
Gidado, said.
The chairman also assured the ministry of the support
of the Assembly to ensure success of its activities.
He promised that the committee would work out
modalities to move sports forward in the state, as well
as encourage more developmental programmes for
youths. (NAN)