An Assessment Of Maintenance Culture In Moshood Abiola Stadium, Nigeria: The Facility Management Perspective

The Nigerian Government invest so much in sports facility and the development of infrastructure but lack good maintenance culture to preserve the lives and fabrics of these infrastructure. In many sport facilities across the nation, there has been little or no adoption of a proactive facility maintenance culture. In such situations there is a risk that the facility deteriorates more rapidly than expected, leading to expensive maintenance and repair charges. Some of the reasons adduced to poor maintenance culture in sports facility in Nigeria are lack of fund and total negligence. So much emphasis is placed on aesthetics and infrastructures such that the maintenance takes the back seat. This study examines maintenance culture adopted for Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja, Nigeria from the perspective of facility management. The study further assesses the economic values loss as a result of poor maintenance culture on this facility. The study adopts the use of a structured questionnaire that explains the significance of good maintenance culture in sport-related facility. Findings were validated and supported by case study projects. This research equally recommended ways of improving the maintenance culture in Moshood Abiola Stadium with the view of maximizing return on investment in sport facility in Nigeria.