CONFIRMED: 2020 National Sports Festival Holds December 3 to 17
By Amaechi Agbo
The 2020 National Sports Festival has finally been scheduled to hold from December 3 to 17, 2020 Bestchoicesports.com.ng can authoritatively confirm.
The fixing of the new date was part of resolutions reached by the Nigeria Council on Sports, NCS after a three-day meeting held in Asaba, Delta State capital this week.
Although communique of the meeting has not been made public, but competent and impeccable source who was in the meeting told our correspondent that the new dates were approved by the council.
The meeting which was held from 4th to 6th November discussed among other things; the National Principal Cup, the National Headmasters Cup, The Nigeria Sport Industry Policy as well as Considered Memorandums from States.
the meeting had the Minister of youth and sports, Mr. Sunday Dare in attendance. Others who attended the meeting include: the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Mr. Gabriel Aduda, President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, Habu Gumel, youth and sports Commissioners of all the states, Chairmen of State Sports Council, Directors of Sports, Presidents of Sports Federations and Major Stakeholders.
The meeting had two sessions; a Technical Session chaired by the Permanent Secretary, Mr. Gabriel Aduda on day one while the other session on day two were chaired by the Minister, Mr. Sunday Dare.
On March 2020, President Mohammadu Buhari approved the indefinite postponement of the National Sports Festival tagged Edo 2020 as a precautionary move against COVID-19 spread.
