The Executive Council of the Kwara Chapter of the Sports Writers
Association of Nigeria (SWAN), has approved the appointment of Mr
Abdulhakeem Garba of Channels Television, Bunmi Adedoyin of Radio
Kwara and Mrs Bushrah Yusuf of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) as
electoral committee for the 2019 election of the body.
This was contained in a statement issued in Ilorin on Friday by the
Secretary of the association, Olayinka Owolewa.
Owolewa in the statement said the assignment given to the trio is to
organise a smooth election that will usher in members that will lead
the association for the next three years.
The Kwara SWAN scribe, said the trio were appointed based on their
track records and urged members of the association to cooperate with
them to ensure a successful assignment.
The statement urged the committee to give every member a level playing
ground for everyone to take part in the process.
Owolewa called on members of the association who are yet to register
for the year to do so before the election as their membership cards
remained their voters cards.
…charges Gov to curb youth restiveness through sports
Kwara State Chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria
(SWAN) has called on the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulrahman
Abdulrazaq to use the instrumentality of sports to engage the youth
and reduce restiveness in the state.
The SWAN made the call in a statement issued by its Assistant
Secretary, Abdulrosheed Okiki in Ilorin following his inauguration as
the seventh executive governor of Kwara State.
It encouraged Governor Abdulrazaq to exploit private sector background
to create enabling environment for massive private sector
participation in sports to attract sponsorships for all sporting
events in the state.
It harped on the need to improve the welfare of players and athletes
in order to retain them during important national competitions.
The Association also urged the Governor to establish Sports centre in
each of three senatorial districts and institutionalise sports
development programmes in all schools across the state with a view to
identifying talents at grassroots level, right from the infancy.
SWAN is elated that the Governor had shown in his private capacity as
Sportsman and lover of sports with his participation, sponsorship and
support to clubs and sporting events in different parts of the
country.
