Plateau govt commences work on Rwang Pam stadium

The Plateau State Government has commenced the total renovation of the Rwang Pam township stadium to boost sports development and also to pave the way for the young ones to exhibit their talents.

Even as it gave the assurance that the abandoned international Zaria Road stadium will receive government attention as soon as the renovation of the township stadium is completed.

Speaking with newsmen shortly after the inspection of the stadium, the State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mr. Musa Ashom, pointed out that the state government is embarking on the complete turnaround of the stadium because of the premium it placed on the youths.

“There is the need for Plateau to have a relative standard stadium before the completion of the bigger one under construction. As soon as we completed this, sporting activities will be shifted from the Zaria Road stadium to this place. It would be a wrong calculation to embark on the bigger one without creating room for alternatives.”

Also speaking, the State Commissioner of Environment, Dr. Laven Ubandoma, said the renovation work on the stadium was part of the state government’s commitment and policy to give the state capital a facelift; apart from this, massive construction of roads is also going on in different parts of the state.

“The state government wants everything to become standard; sporting facilities in the state will not be left out. That is why the state government has deemed it fit to rehabilitate the township stadium in readiness for work to commence on the international stadium under construction.

“The renovation going on here will soon be completed; the government is committed to it. The government will not abandon the Zaria Road International Stadium; the governor has invited investors to look into the work and to see how it can be completed.”

Also, the combined team of commissioners for Information, Environment, Land and Survey, and Youth and Sport equally inspected the various ongoing projects in the state capital, which include the 6.9-kilometre road from Mado to Kabong in the Jos North local government area of the state.

The Commissioner of Land and Survey, Peter Gai, said the inspection marked significant progress in the state’s infrastructure development plans under the leadership of Governor Caleb Mutfwang.

He stated that the government is committed to fulfilling its campaign promises, adding that the roads under construction in different parts of the state belong to the respective communities and urged them to protect them.

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