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Over 11,000 Athletes Set For Edo 2020 - Media Committee

By Abdulwaheed Olayinka Adubi, Kaduna

No fewer than eleven thousand athletes and officials will participate in the forthcoming National Sports Festival billed for Edo in March, 2020.

The Secretary of Publicity and Communication Sub-Committee Mr. Ebomhiana Musa disclosed this during a telephone interview with the Chairman of SWAN, Kaduna State Chapter, comrade Jacob Zango on Saturday.

While speaking during the Telephone Chat, Musa lauded Edo Government for its commitment to host athletes across the country during the festival.

He assured all the participants of adequate security before, during and after the festival, saying that Edo is peaceful.

" Edo is peaceful. Governor Obaseki's commitment to protection of lives and property is commendable. The Edo people are peace loving people, who will never compromised peace for anything", he said.

According to him, the state is planning to host the best Sports Festival ever in the history of the games.

" It is on this account, that the State Government had assembled the most-competent human capital in the various committees that have been charged with the responsibility of organizing the National Sports Festival", he concluded.