Wale Jagun
Barely 48 hours after he announced planned construction of certain roads and schools in Ikorodu, the Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District, Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, FCA, on Monday, embarked on inspection of the SAIL Innovation Lab and Sport Centre which are currently under construction at Orimedu, Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State.
In a statement by Mr Enitan Olukotun, the Special Adviser to the Senator on Media and Publicity, he said that the impressive facility is being built on a sprawling 6,000 square metre prime land, along the road leading to the Lekki Free Trade Zone, Ibeju-Lekki. The 350 – seater capacity sport facility, consists of standard football pitch, with a basketball court and indoor games (Table tennis and Snooker), changing room facility and catering service area. The Innovation Lab section will comfortably sit 200 trainees at a time, with the complement of operational offices, both at the ground and first floor.
Senator Abiru visited the construction site in the company of his team, including the Chief Impact Consultant for the SAIL Innovation Lab, Mr Deji Abisola, Media Aide, Mr. Enitan Olukotun, Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Chairman, Hon. Abdullahi Sesan Olowa and Lekki Local Government Development Area, LCDA Chairman, Hon Rasaki Bamidele Kasali, and some prominent community leaders in the area.
In his remarks, Abiru said that the facilities will create opportunity for the youths to develop their potentials.
“This facility is meant to harness the creativity of our resourceful youths. There is football pitch, basketball, indoor sports like table tennis and snookers would also be available at the facility. In addition, there would also be extension of the SAIL Innovation Lab here.
“This will make our youths to align with the way the world is thinking, that is innovation, technology and digital skills. What we have also done is that the same faculty that is training our youths in our main centre in Ikorodu, would also be training here. It will be for the overall benefit of the community”, he said.
The Chairman of Ibeju-Lekki LGA, Hon. Olowa, in his response, expressed deepest gratitude to the Senator for his remarkable equitable feats across the Lagos East Senatorial District, stressing that the people of Ibeju-Lekki would be forever grateful for his thoughtfulness and exemplary leadership.
“ On behalf of the people of Ibeju-Lekki, I want to express my deepest appreciation to the distinguished Senator for bringing this innovative project to our local government. Like he rightly said, this is going to support youth development. The structures that are being put up here, are strategically designed to support youth innovation, technology and development”, Hon Olowa said.
The project is expected to be completed before the end of 2024.
