Dalung inaugurates Edo 2020 Main Organising Committee vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, on Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated the Main Organising Committee for the 20th National Sports Festival tagged “Edo 2020’’.While inaugurating the committee, Dalung said the decision to grant Edo the hosting right was borne out of strategic thinking and the commitment already shown by the state’s government and people.
“We also didn’t want the 2019 political transition to negatively affect preparations for the Festival. Thus the choice of Edo was strategic as the state doesn’t have any political transition in 2019,” he said.Edo was named the 2020 hosts of the NSF during the closing ceremony of the 19th NSF in December in Abuja.
Dalung urged the MOC members to commit themselves to delivering a successful NSF in 2020 and be mindful of the peace and unity of Nigeria while going about their responsibilities. Adesola who is also the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Sports and Youth Development, said the MOC members accepted the task with humility and a sense of responsibility,
He then urged the members to dedicate themselves and double their efforts for a greater result in 2020.
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