Covid-19: Nigeria postpones 2020 National Sports Festival

As part of precautionary measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country, the Edo State Government has announced the postponement of the 20th National Sports Festival (NSF), EDO 2020, initially scheduled to begin from March 22 to April 1, 2020.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, Deputy Governor of the state who is also the Chairman, Local Organising Committee of the event (LOC), Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu, said the postponement has become necessary as a result of the shutdown of socio-economic activities in various countries across the world due to the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
“Although there is no pandemic of the disease in Nigeria and the Edo State Government is fully prepared to host the games and handle eventualities that may arise as a result of the outbreak of the coronavirus and any other disease, we have decided to err on the side of caution and also show sensitivity to the plight of other countries dealing with the challenge”, Shaibu said.
Shaibu added that details on the new date for the event will be communicated after due consultation with the relevant government agencies.”