Fitness Federation seeks support to host African Championship

Soye Elekima, President, Amateur Body and Fitness Federation of Nigeria has urged Rivers Government to assist it to host the 14th African Championship in the sport sometime in October.

In a statement, released by Elekima from Sandton, South Africa, the federation also sought the support of corpoare bodies.

Elekima is attending an ongoing inaugural Arnold Classic Africa Body and Fitness Championship, according to the News Agency of Nigeria report.

The report further said the success of the event would showcase Port Harcourt as `a safe haven’ for investment and tourism.

The president said that a proposal had been sent to the government, and that they were optimistic the proposal would receive positive response.