Edo State Deputy Governor and Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the 2020 National Sports Festival, Phillip Shuaibu has maintained that the Festival will be wind down by 12pm tomorrow (Friday) if the Federal Government fails to make and financial commitment.
He stated this at a press conference inside the Media Center for the Games at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City.
He stressed that the Main Organising Committee Secretariat will be shut down by today (Thursday) because of the unavailability of funds.
Shuaibu added that the decision was because the state government lacks the financial capacity to meet up with its obligation to vendors such as caterers and others for the Games.
