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FG postpones National Sports Festival over COVID-19

The Federal Government has postponed the 2020 National Sports Festival expected to hold in Edo State.

The Minister of Sports, Sunday Dare, made this known in a series of tweets on Tuesday.

He said the postponement was caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

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“Following the briefing of Mr President from myself and the Minister of State for Health on COVID 19, Mr President approved the immediate postponement of Edo Sports festival to a future date,” he tweeted.

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