Over use of sporting facilities anywhere in the world leads to the falling standard of sporting activities thus dearth of competitive athletes.
This is the reason the Plateau State Governor, H.E Barr.Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, has promised to unbundled sporting facilities and upgrade them to higher standard for high level performance.
This revelation was made by the Honourable Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Hon.Musa Ashoms in his office when the leadership of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria,SWAN, Plateau Chapter, led by the Chairman, Alfred Saiki, paid him a familiarization visit.
Hon Ashoms said the Governor is passionate about the growth of Sports on the Plateau to promote culture and tourism. That the investment the ‘Time is Now’ administration is putting into sport is what has led to the remodeling of the Rwang Pam Township Stadium to have an alternative for the New Jos International Stadium.
The Commissioner said ‘the remodeling of the Rwang Pam Township Stadium is part of the investment in sports of the administration of Gov Caleb Mutfwang to unbundled sporting facilities and upgrade them to world standards. The Stadium is being upgraded to 12,426 capacity without tracks. The tracks will be moved to another field or school, so that track & Field events will hold there. This is part of unbundling these facilities
This is also to leverage on the clement weather on the Plateau.
He said the Zaria Road Stadium will be completed very soon as it has taken a long time that it has not been completed, a structure started almost 49years ago during the military Government of Col SB Atukum.
‘We are going to change that community for the better as the Governor is in talks with the National Sports Commission,NSC to include the Jos International Stadium in its 2026 budget and they have assured of expending about 5billion naira into it. Its a National asset and we cannot afford to allow our matches to be taken to another venue where the weather is not friendly and supporters will not be able to go watch.You can see against Kano Pillars that our fans are passionate about their football. We want to appreciate Plateau people for this solidarity and support and we want the Stadium to always be full to capacity, let people come and enjoy themselves with the family. It is secure, no longer fight like it used to be.
To the SWAN leadership, Hon Ashoms assured that their request of including sport writers in Sports Federation will be met though might not be the numbers requested.
On the entourage of the SWAN Executives are the Vice Chairman, Sammy Adesoji; Assistant Secretary, Rhairom Zamora, Treasurer, Kaneng Ladoja, among others.
Credit: Nathaniel Mobolade,
Jos.
