Ogun State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Mr. Olugbenga Otenuga has assured that all sporting facilities in the state will be adequately maintained to ensure maximum utilization that will ultimately increase the revenue of the Ministry.
Otenuga made this known during a meeting with the directors and Heads of Departments and agencies in the Ministry at the M.K.O International Stadium Complex, Abeokuta. He advised them to be more proactive and use their initiatives to generate more revenue from the sporting facilities which he said are of international standard.
Otenuga said the agencies which include M.K.O Abiola International Stadium, Gateway International Stadium Ijebu-Ode, Sagamu and Ilaro, as well as the Ogun State Sports Council and Gateway United Football club, must function maximally as the cost of their maintenance is enormous.
He added that a monitoring team would be put in place to ensure that the facilities are working in accordance with the rebuilding mission of the state government.
Meanwhile, the acting director of sports, Ogun State Sports council, Mr. Adesola Faleti said that the state athletes were combat ready to participate in the zonal elimination games for the forthcoming National Youth Games in August at Ibadan and the finals coming up in September at Abuja.
Via: Ogun State Government - Official Press Release