Before this official announcement, there had been calls in different quarters to postpone the National Sports Festival.
The 20th National Sports Festival billed to flag off in Benin City, Edo State, this weekend has been postponed.
The minister, who had earlier revealed that the sports ministry was meeting with the counterparts in the health ministry, confirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate postponement of the biannual multi-sporting event to a later date yet to be decided. Before this official announcement, there had been calls in different quarters to postpone the National Sports Festival due to the ravaging coronavirus pandemic.
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