Co-founder of Giants of Africa and President and Alternate Governor of the Dallas Mavericks, Masai Ujiri, has called on the various levels of government in Nigeria and institutions to pay greater attention to the maintenance of public facilities in the country. The former D’Tigers player said more attention should be paid to keeping the facilities in good shape rather than building new ones and then leaving them poorly maintained.
Masai spoke at the milestone launch of the 50th basketball court under the Giants of Africa (GOA) “Built Within” initiative, which was celebrated in grand style on Monday at the historic premises of King’s College Lagos.
He described the occasion as a moment of fulfilment in the organisation’s journey to empower young Africans through basketball.
Ujiri said, “It’s a thing of joy and fulfilment to have the 50th court in our mission of providing 100 courts around Africa.
“The Giants of Africa is also happy to have this court situated within this historic school, King’s College Lagos. However, I must state emphatically that the structure of this prestigious school is nothing to write home about. A modern basketball facility does not sync with the structures I have seen here today.
