The
Cable reports that the governor gave this order on Tuesday, February 5,
five days to Atiku Abubakar’s presidential campaign rally.
The
governor ordered the renovation of Sani Abacha Stadium situated at
Kofar Mata and Kano Pillars stadium at Sabon Gari and this is expected
to end on February 18.
The
proposed general renovation works include the installation of the new
score board, the running track and provision of sources for steady water
supply to all parts of the stadiums.
Abbati
Sabo who is the spokesman of the sports commission said the closure was
not targeted at the presidential rally of Atiku but as a result of the
2019-2020 Nigeria Premier League (NPL) season.
He
said: “As far as I am concerned, this directive doesn’t have a
political undertone. The state government was advised to order for the
renovation of the stadium ahead of the NPL season.
“The
government had now heeded to the advice and ordered for the project in
order to have smooth conduct of the league. As you can see, the facility
is in need of repair and the government has now answered the call for
its renovation.”
Meanwhile,
Buba Galadima, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s presidential
campaign spokesman, on Sunday, February 3, alleged that the massive
crowds that attended All Progressives Congress (APC) rallies were paid.
Galadima
claimed: “Every campaign that Buhari goes to in an APC-controlled
state, local governments are empowered with twenty to forty-five million
naira to purchase people and bring them to these rallies, and suddenly
Buhari starts addressing the crowd and they all disappear because they
must fulfil the contract for which they were brought in
