Obaseki to receive NSF’s torch of unity

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State will on April 3 receive the torch of unity of the 20th National Sports Festival, tagged: “Edo 2020,” on Monday.

The Chairman of the festival’s Local Organising Committee and Deputy Governor of the state, Philip Shaibu, said this in a statement on Monday.

Shaibu said: “Thereafter, the torch will then be taken on a tour of the 18 Local Government Areas of the state.

“It will return to Benin, where the governor is expected to light the festival torch on April 6.”

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that a total of 8,000 athletes from the FCT and the 36 states of the federation are expected to participate in the festival.

The festival had been postponed a number of times owing to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

It will now take place from April 2 to 14.