ECOWAS pushes for national federations of public service games

Experts from countries across the West African region have begun the process of facilitating the formation of national federations of public service games. The idea of establishing National Federations for the West African Public Service Games (WAPSGA) is pursuant to the need to sharpen the ECOWAS regional integration focus on sports development, a statement from […]

Experts from countries across the West African region have begun the process of facilitating the formation of national federations of public service games.
The idea of establishing National Federations for the West African Public Service Games (WAPSGA) is pursuant to the need to sharpen the ECOWAS regional integration focus on sports development, a statement from ECOWAS said.
Participants at the start of a two-day regional consultation meeting which held at the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja at the weekend extolled the virtues of the physical wellbeing of citizens of West Africa as something critical for the attainment of the objectives of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
The meeting is organized by the ECOWAS Commission for the purpose of mobilizing and acquainting member states with the rules, regulations and modalities of the West African Public Service Games to facilitate the establishment of WAPSGA among others.
Addressing participants, facilitators and resource persons, the ECOWAS Commissioner for Social Affairs and Gender Dr. Fatimata Dia Sow said that the Abuja meeting is a calculated step to fashion out a proactive direction for the WAPSGA.