Why NFF Will Still Occupy Glasshouse After Relocating To Sunday Dankaro

Why NFF Will Still Occupy Glasshouse After Relocating To Sunday Dankaro

A Walk Into Sunday Dankaro House ( Part 1)

By Niyi Busari

The visit of the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare to the newly refurbished and furnished Nigeria Football Federation's headquarter inside the Package B of Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja, last Thursday revealed how much work that has been done to put the once abandoned building into use.

BSN Sports in 2018, after investigation and visit into the Sunday Dankaro House reported that the sum of about N400 million has been allegedly spent on the project. As at that time, there was no furniture in the building as every room was empty and the environment left unkept.

However, BSN Sports attention was shifted to the federation's headquarter after minister's visit last Thursday which revealed that the building has worn a new look, a befitting one that the federation deserves.

5 Things You Must Know About Sunday Dankaro House

1. Sunday Dankaro House was constructed in 2010 by the Presidential Task Force on FIFA 2010 World Cup and donated to the NFF with Rotimi Amaechi the Chairman of the Committee. Some of the members of the presidential task force includes; JayJay Okocha, Patrick Ekeji, Col. Abdulmumeen Aminu (RTD) , Larry Izamoje to mention but few.

2) The sum of at least N400 million has allegedly been spent on the building as at 2018 when there was no furniture in the building.

3) After relocation, some staff will still be at the Glasshouse

NFF will not relocate into Sunday Dankaro House before next Thursday as directed by the Minister. Bsn Sports investigation revealed that despite the direction by the minister of sports, Sunday Dare that the federation should relocate into Sunday Dankaro House latest next Thursday 6th February, 2020. NFF according source will not relocate into the

4) A walk into Sunday Dankaro Building

A total of 24 rooms are at the ground and first floors of the building. The ground floor has 6 rooms on either side marked wit tape to signify the room's occupants. It also has General meeting and conference rooms.

The first floor which has 12 rooms consists of Accounting department, DFA, CPO, Secretary DFA offices as well as Conference room, Deputy General Secretary and Secretary offices.

The second floor is the last where the office of the federation's president is situated, alongside a meeting room, Executive committee member office with an unnamed empty room

BSN Sports visited the Sunday Dankaro House and discovered that with the number of rooms in the building, it cannot occupy all NFF staff, hence only the senior staff will move into the building.

The second floor however, has four rooms, a meeting room with 8 chairs and conference table, Executive committee member office, NFF president office and one empty room which no chair, table nor inscription on the door.

The NFF President office; has a separate room and a toilet, though the toilet door needs repair.

There are two three-seater seats with a beautiful center table as well as a magnificent wardrobe. Despite the fact that the finish touch has been added, the office is worthy of being a federation president's office.