Labourers were sighted pulling down the perimeter fence to make way for trucks loaded with maize to pass through for offloading, thereby destroying the football pitch permanently.
Also in a bid to broaden space for heavy-duty trucks, FCTA reportedly pulled down a major fence leading directly to the pitch.The football pitch is where most teams in FCT train and play their league matches every week. Chairman of the Maize Farmers Association of Nigeria, Muhammed Kabir, who was seen overseeing the labourers pulling down perimeter fences of the football pitch, told LEADERSHIP Sports that the FCTA gave them the go-ahead to use the football pitch for the maize pyramid.
“We were directed to come here and use this place.We know it belongs to the government and that is why we are here,” Kabir said.
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