President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the postponement of the 20th edition of the National Sports Festival expected to begin next sunday in Edo state to a future date.
According to the Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare via his twitter handle, the postponement was a precautionary move against the spread of COVID-19.
Dare noted that a meeting among stakeholders on the COVID-19 vis-a-vis the Sports Festival was earlier held at the Ministry of Health towards making a decision on the postponement.
He added that President Buhari approved the postponement to a future date after receiving breifing on the outcome of the meeting.
