Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, has said that the rehabilitated Olympic-size swimming pool at the National Stadium Lagos will be part of the achievements to mark President Muhammadu Buhari’s one year in office. Dalung stated this during a recent inspection visit of the facility which he ordered its rehabilitation immediately he assumed of office.
Satisfied with the progress of works he commended the contractor, Joseph Odubeatu, MD, Jonac Engineering Services, for his commitment and requested him to tidy up whatever is left within two weeks so that a date could be fixed for the commissioning. “I am indeed overwhelmed by the level of work.
We can safely say the swimming pool has been completed. The contractor has lived up to expectation and has defended his integrity. He may not have made monetary profit but money cannot buy the name he has made here,” Dalung enthused.
“In maximum two weeks, we should be through with the issue of the swimming pool so that it can be part of our celebration of one year in office.” Dalung was full of praises for the exemplary commitment of the contractor towards the completion of the project revealing that he worked under difficult financial conditions.
“This has been a litmus test and the contractor has proved that the problem was not him. I was thinking he was just one of those typical Nigeria contractors but he has proved the contrary. His reasons for the delay in the job before I came in have been justified.
There were no funds for him to make progress.” On the use and maintenance of the pool, Dalung indicated that it would not be business as usual while ordering that similar rehabilitation work should be extended to the children section of the pool.
Dalung said: “This pool has been left unattended for the past 20 years. We have not completed it for it to be returned speedily to status quo ante. We must ensure that this facility is put to maximum use. It must be well managed, kept neat and maintained. We will no longer accommodate a situation where government investment is toyed with.”
“The children pool should also be completed for children to learn and train in swimming. We must not deny children the opportunity of expressing their talent.”
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Posted: at 2-05-2016 07:24 AM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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