{"id":42191,"date":"2021-04-09T10:58:32","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T10:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=42191"},"modified":"2021-04-09T10:59:01","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T10:59:01","slug":"edo-govt-threatens-to-shut-down-sports-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=42191","title":{"rendered":"Edo Govt threatens to shut down Sports Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Philip-Shaibu.jpg\" alt=\"Oshiomhole can't convene any rally in Edo, deputy gov boasts\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Edo State Government, hosts of the ongoing 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) in Benin, has threatened to shut down the 13-day event by 12 noon Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This warning was issued via a statement by Musa Ebomhiana, Project Manager with the Media and Communications Sub-Committee of the festival\u2019s Local Organising Committee (LOC), on Wednesday, April 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><ins><\/ins><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Ebomhiana, the decision was necessitated by alleged Federal Government\u2019s refusal to fulfill a promise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said the Federal Government failed to support the state with funds as promised, and the state government had no choice other than to shut down&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/athletes-set-new-national-swimming-records-at-sports-festival\/\">the festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ripples Nigeria gathered that this decision was taken after an emergency meeting of the festival\u2019s Local Organising Committee (LOC) headed by the Edo Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou can quote me, that we just finished from an emergency meeting of the LOC, and as I speak with you we have decided to shut down the festival by 12 noon tomorrow (Thursday).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe decision was arrived at because the Federal Government has reneged on its promise to assist the state with funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBecause of that, we are closing the festival,\u201d Ebomhiana stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He however did not disclose how the LOC was going to shut down the festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ripples Nigeria gathered that Edo had solicited financial support from the Federal Government for it to play host to the other states of the federation and the FCT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><ins><\/ins><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It had hinged its demand upon the inconveniences brought about by the several postponements of the festival which was earlier billed for March 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The postponements were a result of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rescheduled festival had commenced on April 2 to last till April 14, and if it was shut down on Thursday it would just be on its seventh day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Edo State Government, hosts of the ongoing 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) in Benin, has threatened to shut down the 13-day event by 12 noon Thursday. 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