The former African queen of the track, Mary Onyali, has lauded the immediate past Minister of Sports, Chief Sunday Dare, for restoring the tartan track at the National Stadium Lagos where she had won many national and international laurels.
Speaking on the facelift of the once abandoned national edifice, the former international said “I am one of the happiest persons on earth right now with the delivery of the tartan track at the Lagos National Stadium.
“That stadium holds a special place in my heart and I thank Hon. Sunday Dare for delivering on his promise to rehabilitate the track and two other components of the edifice.”
In the same vein, ace athletics reporter, Dare Esan said “Dare should be commended for leaving both the National Stadium Surulere in Lagos and the Moshood Abiola National Stadium Abuja in a much better state than he met them when he was appointed sports minister in August 2019.
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“For the Lagos Stadium, three key components, which are the track, pitch and digital score board have been delivered thanks to the adopt-a-pitch initiative which facilitated the private public partnership with the Premier Lotto group and its owner Pa Kensington Adebutu. The facility has been out of use for over two decades.
“The track, an eight lane tartan track, has been professionally laid and lined. It is a beauty to behold.”
It will also be recalled that the Moshood Abiola National Stadium Abuja had its pitch rehabilitated and fitted with water sprinklers in 2021 courtesy of Dangote Group.
