SOS: Agege Community Cry Out To Governor Sanwo-Olu

Residents of Agege in Lagos have cried out to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to expedite motion within the ongoing renovation of the Agege Stadium popularly often known as soccer temple.

Agege stadium had shutdown for greater than a yr by the state authorities however the residents who spoke to Sports247 lamented that the shutdown of the stadium had financial hardship on the petit merchants.

One of many merchants, Mrs Badejo stated her gross sales are dropped since stadium had shutdown and urged the federal government to finish the stadium earlier than this yr runs out.

“It’s laborious time we face now in Agege and its environs particularly we petit merchants. Many individuals particularly sports activities those who used to purchase smooth drinks from me earlier than will not be coming once more as a result of Agege stadium had shutdown.I’m not comfortable as a result of it’s greater than a yr now the stadium had shutdown and we don’t know when the contractor would full the stadium,”she stated.

One other dealer, establish herself as Elizabeth who includes in recharge playing cards enterprise lamented low sale after shutdown of Agege stadium.

“Truthfully issues will not be going nicely when it comes to sale and because of renovation going down in Agege stadium.The numbers of individuals shopping for recharge playing cards has been dropped due to the renovation occurring within the stadium.Presently we don’t know when the stadium could be prepared,”she stated.

It’s noticed that the Agege stadium had additionally contributed to the failure of MFM within the final season. Some soccer observers and followers attributed the non efficiency of the MFM within the premier league because of permitting MFM to play exterior their homeground.

“If MFM stay in Agege stadium final season, the membership would possibly survive relegation as a result of Agege stadium is the house of MFM sadly the membership performed all it’s matches on the Teslim Balogun stadium which actually denied their followers to observe them and provides them essential assist,”stated a soccer fan who refused to say his title.

Presently work has stopped quickly on the stadium. It was gathered that the contractor stopped the work because of the non launch of funds.

The query is when the Agege stadium could be prepared as membership homeowners, coaches, managers and different soccer stakeholders are regularly dropping their persistence on the gradual tempo of the work on the Agege stadium.

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