LOC official insists Edo is ready to host national sports festival

The local organising committee of the Edo 2020 national sports festival are confident the state can host a befitting competition if they get the nod to stage it this year.

In March, minister of youth and sports, Sunday Dare, announced the indefinite postponement of the festival, which was initially billed to hold from March 22 to April 1, in Benin City.

But with the recent ease on social and sporting activities across the country, athletes are optimistic that the event can hold this year.

Senior special adviser to the Edo state governor on sports, Sixtus Omokhagbor, says everything is in place to host a befitting sporting fiesta.