From Johnkennedy Uzoma, Owerri
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has charged Imo athletes for Edo 2020 national festival to come back home with laurels for the state
He said this while receiving the national festival torch at the government house Owerri yesterday
The Governor expressed optimism that the 2020 festival would be better than the previous ones assuring that Imo State contingents would do their best
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He said that he was pleased to receive the torch as the Governor of Imo state
The Director of Sports Mrs. Chizotam Aritola had earlier on disclosed the preparedness of Imo contingents to participate in the festival at Edo State She told the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria that the athletes have being training for some weeks in preparation for the event