New executives emerge in Osun SWAN election
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo –
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Osun State chapter, has elected new executive members to pilot the affairs of the association for the next three years.
The election, conducted for the positions of chairman, vice chairman, secretary and treasurer, was held unopposed.
The immediate past chairman, Timothy Agbor, emerged for a second term as chairman. Other elected officers are Omolola Oluwaseun as vice chairman, Tunde Adeleke as secretary, and Akanni Oluwaseyi as treasurer.
The SWAN National Vice President, South-West, Ayodeji Ogunsakin, who supervised the exercise, inaugurated the newly elected executives after dissolving the caretaker committee managing the association’s activities in the state.
Ogunsakin congratulated the elected officials and urged the chairman to carry members along in all activities, as well as ensure strict adherence to the constitution and regulations of the association in decision-making.
Earlier, the chairman of Osun SWANECO, Mr Ismail Azeez, presented certificates of return to the newly elected executives.
In his acceptance speech, Agbor called for greater cooperation from the national body of SWAN to support the expansion of sports writing activities in the state.
Also speaking, the General Manager of Osun Sports Council, Ademola Daini, said sports writers could play a pivotal role in sports development through reports capable of influencing government policies.
Similarly, the chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Correspondents’ Chapel in Osun State, Shina Abubakar, urged sports writers to focus on exposing challenges in the sports sector and proffering solutions.
