AutoReportNG:
Whats your take?

See more images of the stadium here

https://www.autoreportng.com/2019/04/onikan-stadium-another-abandoned-project.html

matrixme:
But wait ó! I thought this auto report concept was wired around automobiles, roads and similar news, now it is critical of government projects. I'm not saying it's a bad idea in itself, but how soon are we going to be seeing news of Bobrisky's outing on the said platform

forgiveness:


When will Nigeria start investing and entrusting their own engineers to build stadiums, bridges, railway, power stations, skyscrapers, refineries, etcetera?

deomelo:



You mean Lagosians didn't go to the polls to vote for Sonwo, people from the moon did..


...but of course, even ignorant people are entitled to their own ignorant opinion..

frowland:


Our take? It's not the duty of Govt to build club stadiums but nevertheless, go and get the governments position on the issue instead of this one sided report.

ProudDick:


It's not a club stadium. However, clubs make use of it and pay the govt just like the Wembley stadium in London, owned by the govt and used by clubs.

frowland:


Wembley was built by the central Govt NOT state. Secondly, Like I stated before, it is NOT the duty of govt. If they choose to build fine, but don't attack them for not completing what is not their duty in the first place. Thanks.

ProudDick:


What does it matter if it was built by the federal or state govt? And what's wrong if the attention of govt is being called into one of its abandoned projects?

frowland:


...and how did you arrive at such conclusions that it was abandoned? Based on this pictures alone? Did he interview anyone in govt or are you one of those that jump into conclusion just to spite the govt?

sukerefakere:

Cost of Abuja Stadium - $360M
Cost of Emirates stadium-$375M
Cost of London stadium - $323M
Cost of the Alianz stadium,italy - $170M


earning $360 dollars in USA or LONDON is far different (even in its purchasing power) from earning equivalent in Nigeria.





We can't get it right again in Nigeria

ProudDick:


He asked a vital question and you jumped on him as if it's a bad thing.

forgiveness:


When will Nigeria start investing and entrusting their own engineers to build stadiums, bridges, railway, power stations, skyscrapers, refineries, etcetera?

uuzba:

The problem is software.
Typical engineering software like AutoCAD for drafting...costs in the range of $1000.
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In America, such software were developed by students and professors as computer science projects in universities. These were sold to industry and became industry standard. With proper management and licencing, the software was owned by companies and marketed to engineering companies. This has been on for over 40 years.
Bottom line, industry depended on scientific research (software modeling) of Universities to make a way forward.
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Not so in Nigeria.
We use AutoCAD. But 99.99999% use the pirated N150 CD. Also other software all pirated. This cuts us out of international conferences/seminars/forums. You can't attend. You can't market your company, you can't bring forth home grown Engineering research papers. So whenever it's time to face one engineering marvel, your Western counterparts will bid for it, request their fees and be backed up by all their national codes and standards.

You will be carrying THEIR OWN codes and standards to bid for your project against them?
It cannot work Na. You can't be a student in class and be competing with the teacher in front of the class.

We are still learning work.
Nigerian government will just select them straight! And look at naija Engineers like one disconcerted bunch..

sukerefakere:

Cost of Abuja Stadium - $360M
Cost of Emirates stadium-$375M
Cost of London stadium - $323M
Cost of the Alianz stadium,italy - $170M





We can't get it right again in Nigeria

AutoReportNG:
The Onikan Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Lagos. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of various Lagos teams, most notably Ikorodu United F.C., Stationery Stores F.C., First Bank and Julius Berger FC. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 people and is the oldest in Nigeria.

Located on the Lagos Island near Tafewa Balewa Square, the original stadium was built in 1930 and six years later named after King George V. Between 1963 and 1973, it became known as the Lagos City Stadium

Currently, the stadium is undergoing transformation and upgrade into an iconic sporting centre. The facility, upon completion, will be an all-covered ultra-modern international stadium with FIFA certified artificial turf and multipurpose arena for entertainment concerts with a capacity to accommodate 10,000 people, among others.

Last year the Lagos State officials with the executive governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode visited this site to inspect work done in this aspect, during the visit, the engineers assured the state government that the stadium will be completed in no time. 7 months after, it seems either Slava Bogu Construction Company is either sleeping or something is amiss.

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AutoReportNG was at Onikan, Muson Centre and we decided to take a stroll to the stadium as it's just a stone thrown away but we are surprised that nothing concrete has been done save for the roofing that was completed recently. We sought to know the reason for this delay but the securities are not friendly as the gate was slammed at us, we can't revolt as there is a police zonal office nearby, we have to leave not so as not to cause a scene.

Our investigation, however, reveals that the stadium may not be completed in Mr. Ambode's tenure as there is still a lot of work to be done. For example, we noticed that since last year, only the roofing and the slabs have been done, nothing tangible to point to. The flooring, the lightings, and others have not even started needlessly of starting in bits. If going by the morale of last year during the governor's inspection, the stadium ought to have been completed by now! Another point to this may be as a result of Gov. Ambode's failed bid to reclaim his second term ticket. Whatever may be the case, we want a Lagos that works.

The stadium started its reconstruction in 2017 by the late Mr. Deji Tinubu who was the commissioner for sports. The project was scheduled to have been completed in January 2019 but we are still at the preliminary stage.

These are some of the pictures we got online as we can not gain entrance to take pictures of the stadium, we will revert once we gain entrance to take a detailed picture of the site.

Please note that some of these images were taken in 2018, only few were taken this year!

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From Over The Bridge

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Source:
https://www.autoreportng.com/2019/04/onikan-stadium-another-abandoned-project.html

ashantitope:

Stop misleading people they are still working there and how is it abandoned and how is it ambode fault?