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Edo 2020 Sports Festival: FG Gives Formal approval For Kick Off

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CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE PRESIDENCY TO NIGERIA EX INTERNATIONAL BOXER MAZI IKECHUKWU OKORONKWO THROUGH WHATAPP FOR CONFIRMATION OF EDO STATE HOST OF NATIONAL SPORTS FESTIVAL. FROM 2ND TO 14TH APRIL 2021.

The Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 has given a formal approval for the staging of the Edo 2020 National Sports Festival after the host state met all the stipulated health protocol.

A letter dated March 30, 2021 and signed on behalf of PTF by Dr Assad Hassan to the Minister of Youth and sports Development Chief Sunday Dare said ” Consequent to the adequate preparatory engagements on covid-19 Protocol between Edo State, Centre For Disease Control and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency towards safe conduct of the Sports Festival, I have been directed to convey the approval of the PTF for the 2020 National sports Festival to proceed as scheduled from April 2nd- 14th.”

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The PTF further commended the Minister of Youth and sports Development for taking the bold, difficult but necessary step of postponing the Festival severally due to the spike in the spread of the pandemic.

The Festival was earlier billed to take place last year but was postponed following the outbreak of Covid-19 which led to national lockdown.