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Edo Sports Festival will strengthen relationship among LGs, Dudu-Orumen assures

Relationship
By Monday Ajogun
Benin, Aug. 5, 2019 (NAN) The Chairman of Edo Sports Commission, Godwin Dudu-Orumen, on Monday said the Edo Sports Festival would further strengthen the harmonious relationship among the people of the state’s 18 Local Government Areas (LGAs).

Dudu-Orumen told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin that the festival would also be part of activities to test-run the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium which is currently under reconstruction.

“We are still working out a plan but it’s important for us to get it right, and that means getting it right with the readiness of the facilities and then of course Team Edo will test-run the readiness of the stadium.

“The Edo festival will help us check the readiness and the development of our athletes, and then of course we are hosting a festival which we hope to win.

“It will therefore make a lot of sense to have a battle-ready team and the only way to do it is to organise the Edo sports festival, and the Edo sports festival is on local government basis.

“So, having the festival ahead of the 2020 National Sports Festival (NSF) will help foster good relationship among various communities, and the unity of the state will further be strengthened through sports,’’ he said.

Dudu-Orumen added that the state government believes that the people of Edo and those living with them in Edo could be united through sports.

“We not only believe that the festival offers the best opportunity for unity, we also have assurances that economic activities during this period would greatly be enhanced,’’ he said.(NAN)
AJOM/ACO/OLAL
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(Edited by Abiodun Oluleye and Olawale Alabi)

Sport

Delegates arrive in Benin for technical meetings, inspection of NSF 2020 venue

NSF
By Monday Ajogun
Benin, July 9, 2019 (NAN) Delegates arrived in Benin City on Tuesday for the first of technical meetings, as well as inspection of venues and facilities, for the 20th National
Sports Festival (NSF) tagged “Benin 2020.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the delegates were drawn from all the 36 states of the federation, as well as the FCT.

While Godwin Dudu-Orumen, the Chairman of Edo Sports Commission, insisted that it was a routine activity, he also admitted it was to assess the level of Edo’s preparedness.

“They want to know which venue is assigned to each sport, and the state government under the leadership of Gov. Godwin Obaseki is working tirelessly to ensure things are ready.

“The inspection today is to verify the position and we have told them about our level of preparedness.

“Without a doubt, we are very ready to host the 20th edition of the NSF in Benin.

“Edo has hosted two festivals before now, and the structure has always been there. More importantly, we have a government that is involved in sports activities,’’ he said.

Dudu-Orumen, however, assured that the 2020 NSF would be the best of its kind since the festival’s maiden edition in 1973.(NAN)
AJOM/ERO/OLAL
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(Edited by Emmanuel Okara and Olawale Alabi)