Makassar Mayor Danny Pomanto Ready To Continue Construction Of Barombong Stadium If Governor Allows

Residents pass in front of Barombong Stadium, Makassar, South Sulawesi. (BETWEEN PHOTOS/Abriawan Abhe)

MAKASSAR - The Mayor of Makassar, Moh Ramdhan Pomanto (Danny Pomanto) stated that he was ready to renovate the abandoned Barombong Stadium if he received permission from the South Sulawesi Provincial Government.

"Last March, I met with the Governor, and for the Barombong Stadium I am still waiting for the best decision from him. We are ready to build the funds, it is still safe," said Danny Pomanto in Makassar, quoted by Antara, Monday, May 16.

The man who is familiarly called Danny Pomanto said that he had established communication with the South Sulawesi Provincial Government through the Governor of South Sulawesi, Andi Sudirman Sulaiman regarding the completion of the stadium.

In addition, the proposal for the continuation of the construction of the stadium in the Tamalate sub-district adjacent to the coastline was submitted to the Governor during a meeting some time ago, but there is no clarity yet.

In fact, the plan, said Danny, is to build a new road which is expected to support road access leading directly to Barombong Stadium.

"The plan to build Right of Way (RoW) will be direct access, about 56 meters. So what's more, we have prepared access," he said.

His party will also prepare a budget of Rp 100 billion from the Makassar City Budget for the continuation of the stadium construction if it gets approval from the South Sulawesi Provincial Government and the South Sulawesi DPRD.

Previously, the Chairman of the South Sulawesi Family Harmony (KKSS), Muhclis Patahna at the gala dinner of the 22nd Makassar Bugis Merchant Meeting (PSBM) at the Losari Pavilion, questioned the fate of the construction of a football stadium in Makassar, whether it was the authority of the provincial or city governments. .

"We've missed the excitement of our footballers, PSM. What about the fate of the stadium? It's good that it looks like a stadium is being built in Makassar. I want to ask whether the construction of the stadium is the authority of the province or the city," said Muchlis questioning.

The Mayor of Makassar for the two periods replied casually that if the City Government was given the authority, it would be completed immediately, considering that there was no representative football stadium after the Mattoangin Stadium was dismantled.

"It's true, we really miss having a stadium to produce reliable players in the future. If the construction of the Barombong Stadium is handed over to me, here's my cambokki (completed), finished this stuff," said Danny affirmed.

The construction process for the Barombong Stadium began in 2011, at that time the position of Governor was still held by Syahrul Yasin Limpo. Construction had stopped, but was resumed in 2013, but not optimally.

The total budget spent has reached Rp241 billion, obtained from the South Sulawesi Provincial Budget and assistance from the Ministry of Youth and Sports.