Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the Ministry of Youths and Sports Development because of the Edo 2020 National Sports Festival, has been in close touch...
Pic.11. A cross-section of swimmers during the 400 metres freestyle womens event at the 19th National Sports Festival in Abuja on Tuesday . 06504/11/12/2018/Anthony Alabi/BJO/NANThe Minister for Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, and the Minister of State for Health, Adeleke Mamora, have given more insights into how and why the National Sports Festival billed to commence this weekend was postponed.
“We’ve also been in consultation with the governor and the deputy governor of Edo State, the LOC, and the MOC but we have had the ministry of health take the lead. “After briefing Mr President, Mr Presdent took the initiative and gave the directive that the National Sports Festival, christened Edo 2020 should be postponed as a precautionary measure against the press of COVID-19. A new date will be communicated late based on development around COVID-19.”
“That is preventive or advising against congregation of large number of people starting from the National Sports Festival which stands postponed.
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