The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, says a new date for the 20thNational Sports Festival (NSF) will be announced based on developments around the COVID-19.
Dare had earlier announced that President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed the postponement of the 20thNSF as part of deliberate efforts to check the possible spread of coronavirus in the country.
While speaking later with State House correspondents, after a closed-door meeting with President Buhari, Dare gave no indication of when the Festival would now precisely hold.
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“A new date for the festival will be announced based on development around COVID-19,’’ the minister, who spoke in the company of the Minister of State for Health, Adeleke Mamora, said.
He pointed out that the decision to postpone the event followed a meeting of stakeholders, who advised President Buhari appropriately.
