Kebbi FA Don Deny Talk Say Dem Mismanage FIFA Stadium Project

Di Chairman of Kebbi Football Association, Alhaji Abubakar Chika-Ladan, don clear air say talk wey dey fly for social media about FIFA mini-stadium project na pure lie. He talk this one for Birnin Kebbi on Sunday, say di project don complete since over two years ago and e don dey in use wella. According to am, di mini-stadium don host plenty football tournaments, both national and local, and Kebbi United even use am as dia home ground for last season, while Zamfara United sef don relocate come use di facility. Chika-Ladan say those wey dey spread rumours of mismanagement and poor execution na enemies of progress and of Nigeria. He talk say di project no be NFF handle, but FIFA directly, wey appoint both contractor and consultant through international competitive bidding. Di $1.8 million (about ₦400 million that time) project cover di pitch, 250-seat pavilion, medical clinic, dressing rooms, perimeter fence, landscaping, and maintenance tools.

Still on top di matter, di Chairman of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) for Kebbi, Mr Mansur Senchi, call on SWAN National President, Mr Isaiah Benjamin, make e warn people wey dey spread fake gist about di project. He vex say e no make sense for person wey dey far away to just dey post false story about wetin e no know. Di mini-stadium project wey FIFA fund under dia Forward Programme don cause plenty talk after people criticize how e look and di money wey dem spend. When FIFA use di stadium picture for dia social media banner, e even cause more wahala. But di National Sports Commission (NSC) Chairman, Shehu Dikko, don talk for Channels TV say nobody mismanage or chop di $1.2 million FIFA fund, and nobody collect money. He talk say as head of sports for Nigeria, he just wan make people understand say di project follow correct FIFA process and no money miss.