President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the postponement of the 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) tagged “Edo 2020” as a precautionary move against the coronavirus (COVID-19) spread.
The postponement of the NSF was confirmed by the minister of youth and sports development, Sunday Dare on his official twitter handle on Tuesday.
The 20th edition of the NSF was earlier scheduled to begin on the 22nd of March to the 1st of April 2020 in Benin city, the Edo state capital.
The federal government through the ministry of youth and sports development and the Edo state government are expected to announce a new date for the games soon.
Following the briefing of Mr. President from myself and the Minister of State for Health on COVID 19, Mr. President approved the immediate postponement of Edo Sports festival to a future date
— Sunday Dare (@SundayDareSD) March 17, 2020
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