Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has inaugurated an eight-man-committee to audit the disruption and vandalization of facilities at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, on Tuesday 29th March, 2022, during the Nigeria vs Ghana World Qualifying match.
The Minister, in a memo entitled, ‘Audit Committee on vandalized items in the aftermath of Nigeria vs. Ghana World Cup Qualifier,’ dated March 30, 2022, signed by Ismaila Abubakar, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, directed that “a committee be constituted to carry out facility audit of all aspects of stadium infrastructure vandalized/destroyed following the aftermath of the Nigeria vs. Ghana World Qualifying match.”
The committee’s Chairman is Segun Oke (Director Procurement), while Biagboron A. Stephen is the Secretary. Other members are Raji (Director General Services) as Deputy Chairman; Abiodun Owoborode (SA-HM Policy), and Alanamu (Deputy Director, Facilities).
Also included are Abumere S. Akindenor (Ag. Special Duties), Babakobi M. Olatunji (SA Special Project-PS), and Amechi Akawo TA-Sports-PS.
The statement indicated that the Terms of Reference for the committee are to “carry out facility audit of all aspects of stadium infrastructure vandalized/destroyed after the match; highlight cost implication for replacement/ repairs of identified affected facilities; review the security lapses and recommend solutions to forestall future breaches; and to identify lapses in the areas of ticket insurance, and suggest suitable arrangement and proper coordination in the future.”
According to the statement, the committee is expected to submit report of its findings on or before April 3.
