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FCT FA Chair Wants MKO Abiola Stadium Super Eagles Fortress

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5 years ago

July 9, 2020

Joel Ajayi

The Chairman of Federal Capital Territory Football Association, FCT FA, Alhaji Adam Mouktar Mohammed has stated that the MKO Abiola Stadium should be the fortress for Nigeria Super Eagles urging the government to ensure the stadium is given proper attention to come back to life.

The National Teams have not played in Abuja stadium for several years due to the bad pitch.

It will be recalled since he assumed office Mouktar has been the canvas for the renovation of the stadium and has even vowed to supports any initiative to get the Super Eagles to return to play at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja.

Mouktar, repeated this on Tuesday in Abuja while reacting to questions during a virtual interview session on FCT Football he said it’s unfortunate that National Team especially Super Eagles doesn’t have a home.

According to him, unfortunately, the Super Eagles don’t have a home they call theirs which is unfortunate. But we must find a fortress and I think Abuja should be the fortress and importantly there’s been a lot of talk about concessioning the stadium which is very dear to me.

“I think that whoever is responsible for the concessioning of the Stadium must take into account to give the stadium to a football-focused group, not to a real estate group that sees it as a place to just build a hotel or build houses and land grab. We want a football-focused group who see football as prime, who see that stadium as a national monument–a treasure, an icon that represents our football.

“Likewise, the Lagos Stadium in Surulere. I hear there are a lot of things going on with the concession. We must ensure that it’s an open, transparent process and everybody is given a chance to contribute as stakeholders to how these two stadiums should be concessioned. I tell you the moment they’re given to the wrong hands, and then we’re in to destroy a national monument so we must ensure that the national stadium stays in the hands of patriotic, football-minded, football-focused people that love football and sacrifice for football.”

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CSO Salutes Trump

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2 weeks ago

January 20, 2025

The Gleamer

A Civil Society Organization (CSO) under the aegis of Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC) has congratulated President Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States of America.

Chief Ugochukwu Nnam, President of the CSO said this in an interview with the Newsmen in Abuja on Monday.

He expressed optimism over improvement on not just American economy but global economy with the inauguration of Trump.

“This is a man with greater vision of making environment around him great.

“In less than few hours of his inauguration, TikTok is back into existence, this shows how he is going to revive the world economy,” he said.

The ILDC boss who reiterated his confidence in Trump’s Presidency, described him as a man of clues and ideas to drive a stable America and the world at large.

He lauded Trump’s collaboration with global entrepreneurs like Elon Musk in an effort to revitalize America’s economy.

According to him, men and women of ideas flock together, they work together for better society and this is what Trump is doing.

Recall that Donald Trump became the 47th President of the U.S by polling 312 electoral votes Vice President Kamala Harris’ 226 votes in Nov, 2024.

Following the oath of office, Trump will address the nation before he is expected to parade across town to the White House and attend three inaugural balls in the evening

About 200,000 supporters are expected to visit the city to mark the presidential transfer of power.

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