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 inspected the SAIL Innovation Lab and Sport Centre which is currently under construction at Orimedu, Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State.
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 floors.
Senator Abiru visited the construction site in the company of 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 shortly after the inspection, he said, “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 our extension of the SAIL Innovation Lab here.
“This will make our youth 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 youth in our main centre in Ikorodu would also be training here. It will be for the overall benefit of the community”.
The Chairman of Ibeju-Lekki LGA, Hon. Olowa, in his response expressed deepest gratitude for 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 Olowo said.
The project is expected to be completed before the end of 2024.
