Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje,
has ordered contractor handling the renovation works at Sani Abacha Stadium,
Kofar Mata to immediately demobilise to pave way for the campaign rally of the presidential
candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to hold
at the stadium.
The governor, in a statement signed by the state Commissioner
for Information, Youth and Culture, Malam Muhammad Garba, which was made
available to reporters in Kano on Wednesday, however indicated that the directive
does not affect ongoing overhaul of the Indoor sports complex.
Accordingly, the contractor has been directed to
remove all machineries from the precinct of the stadium until after the
campaign rally, while the state football team, Kano Pillars, has been told to
use the Pillars Stadium in Sabon Gari for its training sessions.
The general renovation of the stadium aimed at
giving the stadium a face-lift included the installation of the new scoreboard,
the running track and provision of sources for steady water supply to all parts
of the stadium.
Recall that prior to this development, the PDP had
slated February 2 for the rally, which informed the government decision to
mobilise the contractor only for the party to fix another date for the campaign
rally when the contractor had already moved to site.
The statement said: “As a democrat who believes in
freedom of association, the governor did not order the closure of the stadium
to frustrate the campaign rally of the PDP. The stadium only closed for the
intended renovation works.”
While wishing the PDP a successful outing, the
statement urged the leadership of the party to ensure orderliness during the
event in order to avert destruction of facilities at the stadium.
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