{"id":18985,"date":"2021-04-08T14:13:38","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T13:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=18985"},"modified":"2021-04-08T14:13:38","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T13:13:38","slug":"fg-shuns-edo-govt-threat-to-stop-national-sports-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/04\/08\/fg-shuns-edo-govt-threat-to-stop-national-sports-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"FG shuns Edo Govt threat to stop National Sports Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Government has shunned Edo state government&#8217;s threat of stopping the National Sports Festival due to lack of funds.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that the\u00a0Edo State Government has <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/04\/08\/edo-govt-to-shutdown-20th-national-sports-festival-today-gives-reason\/\">concluded plans to shut down the ongoing 20th National Sports Festival (NSF), tagged Edo 2020, by 12 noon today<\/a> <\/strong>over the refusal of the Federal Government to support the state with fund as promised.<\/p>\n<p>The federal government in a statement released by Assistant Director Press Ministry of Youth and Sports Development\u00a0 Ramon Balogun stated that it is unaware of any threat by the state government to shut down the sports festival.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry also said that\u00a0it is expected that the Edo State Government would formally invite them for a meeting should any urgency exist around the National Sports Festival or communicate officially with the Main Organizing Committee for the festival.<\/p>\n<p>The statement read;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-transform: initial\">\u201cThe Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has clarified that the 20th National Sports Festival, Edo 2020, is going on as planned with competitions going on as scheduled.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Ministry and the Main Organizing Committee for the festival are unaware of any plans or threat by the Edo State Government to shut down the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/04\/08\/edo-govt-to-shutdown-20th-national-sports-festival-today-gives-reason\/\">sports festival<\/a> as there has been no official meeting or communication that relayed such information.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Honorable Minister, Permanent Secretary and Directors are on ground in Benin City where the Festival is holding, and it is expected that the Edo State Government would formally invite the Ministry for a meeting should any urgency exist around the National Sports Festival or communicate officially with the Main Organizing Committee for the festival. The Ministry has no such communication.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the records, the Edo State government due to the cost implications of postponements occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic requested financial assistance from the Federal government through the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Government has shunned Edo state government&#8217;s threat of stopping the National Sports Festival due to lack of funds. 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