Chairman of Ibadan Football Association (IFA), Barrister Rotimi Alli has showered encomiums on the Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde over the renovation of Olubadan stadium.
Barrister Alli while speaking at a Ramadan iftar he held for members of the Oyo state chapter of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), commended Governor Makinde for the facelift and renovation of the ancient stadium.
The IFA Boss said he didn’t lobby for the ongoing renovation of the stadium adding that the project was entirely an initiative of the Governor.
“I am not a politician but just a sports loving legal practitioner. So I didn’t lobby for this ongoing renovation of Olubadan stadium. The Governor came on his own volution and started to give the stadium a new look”, Barrister Alli said.
He then enjoined sports loving citizens of the state to re-elect Governor Makinde to allow him complete the ongoing upgrade of sports facilities and infrastructural development he is carrying on across all the geo political zones of the state.
The IFA boss solicited for the cooperation of the media in publicising the activities of the Football Association’s leadership.
“We have succeeded in resuscitating the IFA League which had been moribund for more than a decade. And very soon, we will organise Olubadan Cup. We want sports journalists to give these competitions adequate publicity to enable them attract sponsors and promoters”, he said.
In his remarks at the dinner, the Chairman of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria in Oyo State, Mr Niyi Alebiosu thanked the IFA Boss for hosting sports journalists in the spirits of Ramadan.
He assured Alli of continued support from the media.
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