Anaso, Ndeke, Others Re-elected SWAN Chairman, Secretary In Anambra
Chimezie Anaso and Uche Ndeke have been re-elected chairman and Secretary of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Anambra State Chapter for another three year term.
The election was held on Friday, Oct. 23 in Awka under the supervision of Ikem Asika, the Southeast Zonal Vice President who represented the National Secretariat.
Pamela Eboh, Marvelous Ezenwa were also returned as the Vice Chairman and Treasurer respectively while Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu and Ifeanyi Okonkwo were elected Assistant Secretary and Welfare Officer as new members of the executive.
They were returned by Emma Ndukuba, chairman of SWAN, Anambra Chapter Electoral Committee.
In his message, Isaiah Benjamin, the President of SWAN congratulated the chapter for a successful election and urged the new leadership to continue to ensure that the chapter was united, peaceful and progressive.
Benjamin, who spoke through Asika, urged members to deepen the reportage of grassroots sports, hold sports administrators accountable and partner the State government in the promotion of sports.
“The leadership has represented Anambra State in good light at the national level in terms of quality administration and grassroots reportage of sporting events,” he said.
In his acceptance speech, Anaso thanked the national and zonal leadership for encouraging sports journalism across the country and pledged to take the association to greater heights in the next three years.
He urged members to maintain objectivity, professionalism and be courageous in the reportage of activities in the sector adding that their pride should be their positive role in engendering a responsible and functional sports sector in Anambra.
