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Ogun State won the hosting bid at the closing ceremony of the 21st National Sports Festival on December 10, 2022, with the initial plan to host the games in November 2024.
The National Sports Festival, dubbed “Gateway Games, Ogun 2024,” has been postponed once again, this time to May 16-30, 2025.
Ogun State won the hosting bid at the closing ceremony of the 21st National Sports Festival on December 10, 2022, with the initial plan to host the games in November 2024.
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However, in May 2024, the then Minister of Sports Development, John Enoh, announced the first postponement, pushing the festival to January 2025.
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The most recent postponement was announced in a communique following a joint technical meeting held in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Thursday night.
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The communique, signed by the Chairman of the Main Organising Committee, Adebukola Olopade, did not explicitly state the reasons for the change of dates.
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The communique stated: “Agreed that in order to give some time to effect the observations and recommendations from the Joint Technical Meeting, the dates for the 22nd National Sports Festival should be adjusted to May 16-30, 2025; and the Zonal Eliminations for Team Sports for the Games would hold from February 23-28, 2025.”
There have been previous concerns regarding the readiness of facilities, particularly after several postponements of inspections by the joint technical committee.
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Olopade who was the Commissioner of Sports when Ogun state hosted the festival seventeen years ago, told the Guardian in Abuja that corporate organizations will be involved.
Despite these concerns, Wasiu Isiaka, the Ogun State Commissioner for Sports Development, had earlier this year provided assurances that facilities at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abeokuta, the Gateway Stadium in Sagamu, and the Alake Sports Centre would be ready for the January 2025 date.
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