The 21st National Sports Festival, which is now taking place in Asaba, will enrich Delta State, according to Tonobok Okowa, chairman of the Delta State Sports Commission, who also notes that the event “is bringing in a lot of money to the state and its citizens.”

Speaking with reporters during the opening ceremony, Okowa stated that the state’s citizens had already benefited from a number of the initiatives the state government had started in advance of the biennial tournament.

Naturally, every hotel is completely reserved, and since the supermarkets have begun selling, you can assume that a sufficient amount of money will be made.

“People have made money in the markets and shops surrounding the stadiums, thanks to the artisans who rebuilt the facilities, and that has improved our economic situation,” he stated.

Okowa added that a building mishap inside the stadium was needlessly exaggerated in response to concerns raised about the state government’s lack of preparation time for the event.

“I didn’t want to respond to any of the comments that might have been politically driven, and we know what we were doing.

Yes, something occurred during the crane’s attempt to restore the roof, and the train partially collapsed the wall. There was also a lot of commotion, indicating that many people had killed when the games village collapsed. All they were was lies. They rearranged the blocks in two days, and we finished the roofing swiftly after, giving you the final product you see today. Since the structure is entirely made of steel, there is no possibility for it to collapse, the man declared.

At the lively opening ceremony on Wednesday at the jam-packed Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba, Okowa continued, “We’ve been working hard and around the clock, so we are not expecting anything less than the best.” In 2018, not too long ago, we hosted the African Athletics Championships, it was about the same so we know what to do.”