A bad storm prevented the Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo’s plane to land at Benin Airport on Tuesday, forcing him to miss the official opening of the 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) holding in Edo State.
This was disclosed by Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki in his address at the ceremony.
The Vice President was to represent President Muhammadu Buhari at the event that had to be delayed on account of a downpour.
Sunday Dare, the Minister of Youth and Sports delivered the President’s message.
Dare announced that the festival would showcase Nigeria’s best talents in over 32 different sports events.
“The NSF is the biggest sports fiesta in the country, where both professionals and home-based athletes converge to display their prowess”, he said.
The 20th edition of the competition was initially scheduled for March 22 to April 1, 2020.
The federal government called it off, days before the event, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
