Sunday Dare has reassured Nigerians that the National Sports Festival is still slated to hold from the 14th of February, 2021.
The Grand Event which was supposed to hold last year was postponed on numerous occasions before February 14th was finally agreed as the slated date for the Event.
Rumors had been flying around that the National Showpiece would once more be postponed yet again, but the Minister (Youth and Sports Development) has come out to dismiss such claims.
According to him, in a Chat with Sports 247, Sunday Dare once again reassured Nigerians and Stakeholders that the date of the festival still remains February 14th, as he dismissed speculations that the date might be shifted once again.
“The Sports Festival will still hold on February 14th, all things being equal. We have been postponing the event since last year (2020), we are not planning to move the date yet again. We want to assure Nigerians and all stakeholders that the event will commence on the slated date in Benin City”, he assured.
The Minister also assured that after the National Sports Festival in February, plans will be made to move to the National Youth Games, in continuation to the Olympic Games.
The National Sports Festival is set to hold in Benin, Edo State.