Rivers State is set to host the 43rd edition of Federation of Public Service Games (FEPSGA) In Port Harcourt
Its scheduled to hold from November 27 to December 5, 2024
Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Tammy Danagogo who represented the governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, disclosed this while briefing the press on Friday in his office.
He said the State first hosted the games during the administration of Sir Peter Odili, and that hosting it for the second time is an opportunity to build on the success registered two decades ago.
“His Excellency has granted his approval for this game to hold in Rivers State and have put every necessary facility in order to ensure that we organise and host a very seamless and superlative game in the State.”
Dr. Danagogo revealed that the 2024 FEPSGA game is christened, “SimplifiedDrivers2024”
FEPSGA is one of the biggest sports festivals in Nigeria and ranks in the category of National Sports Festival in terms of magnitude of events, size and strength of participation
Over 10,000 athletes will participate in the SimplifiedRivers2024 edition, it will not only improve socio-economic activities, but to the GDP of Rivers State.
In this edition, the games have been expanded to have 16 competitive games, including ball games such as, tennis, long tennis badminton; board games like chess, draft, etc. The games will include swimming events. Paraevents will be introduced for the first time to give people with disabilities (PWD) opportunities to explore their talents.
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