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Ondo SWAN Gets Caretaker Committee

By Web News 548

Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN, Ondo State chapter has inaugurated a caretaker committee that would stir the affairs of the association for the next three months.

The three members of the caretaker committee were inaugurated by the south west Vice President of SWAN, MR Oluwaseun Ajayi Obe, at SWAN office located at the State sports complex in Akure.

The three members are former Chairman, Mr Wahab Bankole, Mrs Timileyin Falade and Leo Abanikanda.

Earlier, the scheduled Ondo SWAN election was halted by the National southwest Vice President of SWAN, Mr Ajayi Obe, based on a petition written by an aspirant on membership eligibility and omission of names of some financial members in the list cleared for the election.

However the call for nomination of caretaker committee members was marred as some aggrieved members staged a walkout from the meeting while others were on ground to conclude the process.

In an interview, Mr Ajayi Obe, who supervised the process expressed displeasure with the attitude of the members describing it as an act of indiscipline which is against the National President, Sir Honour Sirawoo led executive board’s expectations from SWAN members.

Meanwhile the postponed election will now be conducted after the three man caretaker committee must have inaugurated a new electoral umpire, (SWANECO) to conduct a fresh election at a later date.

Isaac Afolabi 

Sport

Covid-19 Palliative: SWAN Hails NFF’s Transparency

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The President of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN, Mr Honour Sirawoo has applauded the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, on the transparent manner it disbursed the COVID-19 palliative package from FIFA, CAF and other sponsors.

Mr Sirawoo who expressed delight at the 11,580,000, eleven million, five hundred and eighty thousand Naira that was earmarked for SWAN said the NFF was meticulous in ensuring that all the stakeholders in Nigerian football were duly captured.

He further noted that the gesture will in no small way enhance the cordial working relationship between the NFF and other stakeholders especially SWAN, even as he urged all the beneficiaries to make judicious use of the grant.

“The leadership of the NFF has displayed a very high degree of transparency in the manner it handled the COVID-19 palliatives from its various sponsors by ensuring that all the stakeholders in the football development chain were captured.”

“We in SWAN are particularly happy because this recognition will go a long way in ameliorating the impact of the pandemic which has slowed down the economic activities of the country.”

“We thank the President of the NFF, Amaju Pinnick and members of his Board for this well-thought and timely gesture; our members have gone through various degrees of pains following the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic, we say thank you NFF” he declared.” 

The SWAN President also assured that he will ensure that all the members of the association in its 37 state chapters were given their due from the amount.”

He also urged the NFF to continue to work assiduously in its quest to enhance the development of football in the country “because football has remained one factor that has over the years held Nigerians together”.

Olaolu Fawole

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SWAN Election: Sirawoo Reelected for 2nd Term, Promises More Progress

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Mr. Honour Sirawoo has been re-elected as President of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN, for a second term of three years.

Mr. Sirawoo was returned unopposed at the Triennial Delegates Conference of the Association held in Port Harcourt, Rivers state.

Also elected were former chairman of SWAN in Oyo State, Seun Ajayi Obe as National Vice President, South West, Bonny Nyong, National Vice President , South South, Dan Musa Mohammed, Vice President, North Central, Jiboh Zakari, Vice President, North East, Chigozie Chukwuleta, Vice President, South East, Jude Opara, Secretary General, Bello Farouk, Treasurer and Orji Samson Nwabebe, Financial Secretary.

The positions of Deputy President, Vice President, North West and Deputy Secretary General were declared vacant by the Chairman of the SWAN Electoral Committee, SWANECO, Mr. Isaiah Benjamin who is also the Chairman of Kaduna State chapter of the Association.

Mr. Benjamin said the vacant positions would be filled in due course as some of those who purchased the forms were not present, thereby contravening the statutes of the association. 

In his acceptance speech, Mr. Sirawoo said welfare of members would be given priority, while more achievements would be recorded by SWAN in the next three years. 

Delegates from thirty states and Abuja took part in the election.

Olaolu Fawole