https://www.nairaland.com/6496780/edo-state-threatens-end-national

The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has said it is not aware of plans by the Edo State Government to cancel the 20th National Sports Festival.

The ministry further clarified that the ‘Nigeria Olympics’ will go as planned with competitions going on as scheduled.

It will be recalled that the Edo State Government had threatened to end the event abruptly over the failure of the Federal Government to release funds.

They took the decision at the end of a meeting of the Local Organising Committee of the Sports Festival Wednesday night.

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

However, in a statement, the Ministry and the Main Organizing Committee (MOC) for the festival said they are unaware of any plans or threat by the Edo State Government to shut down the sports festival as there has been no official meeting or communication that relayed such information.

“The 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 Organising Committee (MOC) for the festival. The Ministry has no such communication.

“For 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.

“The Ministry has since been at work to secure the financial assistance which it believes is being processed.

“The MYSD and EDSG are determined to deliver a successful National Sports Festival,”the statement said.

https://dailytrust.com/sports-ministry-rejects-edos-threat-to-cancel-nsf
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Na them sabi

FG is still busy sponsoring attacks in the east

The Ministry has since been at work to secure the financial assistance which it believes is being processed.

They are using this festival to settle political scores. The events are already on-going but you're still processing funds. Chai, 9ja. And some hungry people will still defend them for embezzling the fund that should have gone into helping our children to have fun and grow up better.

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Nigeria be like car when dey move without driver. Crash is inevitable .. Nijeria jaga jaga , everything scatter ,scatter. Zombies dey suffer ,suffer. Gboza Gboza. Gunshots everywhere! This song suppose be the new national Anthem..

See their faces and big tummy...They are memes materials

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Meanwhile I will cartoon you pics. for N500

Please check my post

if you want it to continue, Oga fund it.

Good move, so Edo state can't organize this festival on their strength and await FG to refund them later ...but they won't lack funds they will loot professionally

Nigeria under this people is laughable . Even the obaseki self Na rubbish . Strike everywhere. This man use people salaries to do election just imagine

" The funds is still being processed " says the FG. ok o, keep processing the fund. If the state government decides to stop funding on their own end , I go see how the festival go take continue.

Foolish people

And the confusion continues.

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"For 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.

“The Ministry has since been at work to secure the financial assistance which it believes is being processed.


Just look at this morons, one week gone into the sports activities and they are still processing the assistance

We are watching and waiting for the final outcome.

FG vs STATE who wins

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Lol if you ask me, I think the money has already been budgeted tey tey for the Festival but the money has yet to enter the state coffers fully because them don chop am well well at the FG level.. So inorder to save face, they insist on the continual of this sham of an event.. That i dont even know apart from the sports athletes and their families, and few sponsors whos watching it??

If not that i saw last week them say not enough money to finance the event.. I didn't even know a whole Nigerian Sports Festival is about to commence..

Anyways lol so the choppers at the federal level (ministry of sports and youth DUH!) have to now draw up another BS request to the FG saying the one wey una designate no go fit fund the festival well well due to corona virus, increase in global fuel price, EndSars, Megan Markle and Oprah controversy, Mancity topping the league from nowhere.. among other dumb ass discrepancies you yourself can think of..

Lol but thats only if you ask me

Euegene100001:
Nigeria under this people is laughable . Even the obaseki self Na rubbish . Strike everywhere. This man use people salaries to do election just imagine

Why u go call obaseki rubbish?
Person wey attend university of ibadan

See as them be inside track suit

The most clueless person that ever run the affairs of Nigeria GMB......

What a regime filled with contradictions everywhere.... liying is now an official government policy.
Deception is the Hallmark of electoral promises made..

Blame game, excuses and outright denial of responsibility is all Buhari, APC knows so much about....

Spits,.,.........
Shame on all those that brought this calamity on Nigerians.

lol funds still dey Proccessed na BTC dem use pay mak Edo calm down he still dey pending....

Mak dem calm down mak Blockchaiin clear the transaction FG no remember to pay the priority fee na why e dey tak time....

Oga o

F.G don't care about her people.

This country is a Joke

One man dey, monkey dey work, baboon dey chop.

Federal shared money finish, State dey jonze, who will now pay athletes?

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