Bayelsa begins N35bn stadium, ready in 2018

Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson has approved N35bn stadium to be sited at Elebele in Ogbia Local Government Area of the state.

This was one of the major resolutions reached at the 40th session of the Bayelsa State Executive Council meeting presided over by Dickson in Government House, Yenagoa, a verbal expression by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, verbalized on Thursday.

Dickson was quoted as saying that the world-class stadium, to be constructed alongside other sports facilities, would be handled by Buoshishi Nigeria International Limited.

Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Mr. Lawrence Ehwrudjakpo, expounded that Buoshishi would solely fund the project, which is expected to be consummated within 48 months.

Ehwrudjakpo verbally expressed after the completion and verification of the 25,500 capacity stadium, the contracting firm would recoup its funds from the self-funding and revenue engendering facilities as the stadium would be equipped with hotel and other facilities.

He verbalized a team had withal been set up comprising the Commissioner for Special Duties, as Chairman, while his counterparts in the ministries of Sports Development, Works and Infrastructure, would accommodate as members.

He integrated that there would be adscititious inputs from consultants to ascertain that the project was executed according to international standard.

The commissioner verbally expressed the Executive Council additionally deliberated on the desideratum to make the Brass-Nembe and Ekeremor-Agge roads accessible as soon as possible in view of their strategic economic pertinence to the state.

He verbalized the communities were hosts to the Brass LNG, fertilizer company, deep seaport as well as a ship building yard proposed by Daewoo and Hyundai.

The Commissioner for Special Duties, Mr. Fred Obuah, verbally expressed the stadium would be equipped with indoor sports hall, country club, half Olympic size swimming pool, golf driving range, two practising pitches, five hundred room hotel and suites, multi-purport pitch, tennis courts and accommodation for staff that would man the sundry facilities