Rivers State To host 43rd Public Service Games In Port Harcourt.

Rivers State To host 43rd Public Service Games In Port Harcourt.

2nd November 2024

By Uzochukwu Uduma.

Rivers State Government has expressed readiness to host the 43rd edition of the Federation of Public Service Games (FEPSGA) 2024, scheduled to hold from November 27 to December 5 in Port Harcourt. 

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 noted that Rivers State initially hosted the games during Sir (Dr.) Peter Odili's administration and that this second opportunity allows the state to build on the achievements from twenty years ago. He further mentioned that His Excellency has given full approval for the event, ensuring all facilities are in place to organize a smooth and exceptional competition in Rivers State.

Dr. Danagogo revealed that the 2024 FEPSGA game is christened, "SimplifiedDrivers2024"

The President of the Federation of Public Service Games, Comr Aloku Amaebi, highlighted that 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, adding that with the over 10,000 athletes that are expected to 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 have16 competitive games, including ball games such as, tennis, long tennis badminton; board games like chess, draft, etc. The games will include swimming events. Para-events will be introduced for the first time to give people with disabilities (PWD) opportunities to explore their talents.