NSF: Organisers Threaten to End National Sports Festival Abruptly

The organizers of the ongoing National Sports Festival (NSF) in Edo State have threatened to end the event abruptly over the failure of the Federal Government to release funds.

According to a statement by the Coordinator of Media and Publicity, National Sports Festival, Ebomhiana Musa, the Federal Government has failed to fulfill its promise to make funds available for the festival.

The organizers of the ongoing National Sports Festival (NSF) in Edo State have threatened to end the event abruptly over the failure of the Federal Government (FG) to release funds.

The organizers made this known at the end of a meeting by the Local Organising Committee of the Sports Festival.

According to a statement by the Coordinator of Media and Publicity, National Sports Festival, Ebomhiana Musa, the Federal Government has failed to fulfill its promise to make funds available for the festival.

The statement read, “The Local Organising Committee, Edo2020 regrets to announce that it will end the games abruptly tomorrow, Thursday, April 8, 2021, for lack of funds.

“Rising from an emergency meeting this evening, the LOC says it has to take this hard decision due to lack of funds having expended its reserves to kick start the games.

“Regrettably, the FG is yet to redeem its pledge to support us as the host state financially for the cost of postponements. So, we are left with no option but to end the games at noon tomorrow.”

The National Sports Festival was officially declared open on Tuesday in Edo State and some events had been decided as of Wednesday night.

The event, which ought to have held last year, was postponed owing to the coronavirus pandemic.