The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has said that the Edo 2020 National Sports Festival will not be postponed, as people speculate that the event might be rescheduled, due to fear of coronavirous outbreak in the country.

Speaking via the sports ministry’s Director of Planning and a member of the Main Organising Committee for Edo 2020, Peter Nelson, Dare said,

The 2020 Edo National Sports Festival is on track, the Games will go on as scheduled. There is nothing to be worried about. The minister has directed the setting up of an isolation centre to take care of any case of the virus. The Director of Sports Medicine is working closely with the Edo State Government to ensure a hitch-free festival. We have no doubt that everything will work well.

The rumour about postponing the festival is unfounded and emanating from mischievous people whose wish won’t come to pass. We are on top of the situation and we are going to have a very successful festival.

He added that the inspection of facilities by the sports ministry commenced last week, adding that they were almost ready to host the event.

The Edo 2020 National Sports Festival is billed to hold from Sunday, March 22nd, 2020 to Wednesday, April 1st, 2020.

The Chairman of the Local Organising Committee and the Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu said,

Edo State is ready to host the best festival in history of our country. With this festival, sports is coming to its ancestral place. We are on track for a great Games.

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