By Simeon OSAJIE
With the expiration of the Aigbona/ Opatola's led executive of Edo State chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) in September, 2020, a three-man Caretaker Committee has been inaugurated to conduct election to usher in new executive of the Association.
The Committee which has Alhaji Hameed Braimah as Chairman, Comrade Kingsley Abavo as Secretary and Comrade Moses Agbonlahor as member was given two months to conduct free, fair and credible election for a new executive to emerged.
This decision was reached at an emergency congress of Friday, 22nd January, 2020 at NUJ Secretariat where members present unanimously agreed that it was necessary to fill the vacuum created by the expiration of the tenure of the last SWAN Executive.
In a press statement signed by Secretary, NUJ, Edo State Council, Comrade Titus Akhigbe advised stakeholders to officially deal with the Committee in all issues regarding sports activities in the state.
"Offices of the Governor and Deputy Governor of Edo Stare, Ministry of Youths, Edo Sports Commission and all others sport stakeholders are to take note," the statement opined.
In his acceptance speech, chairman of the Caretaker Committee, Hameed Braimah assured that the Committee would work for the good of all members of SWAN in the days ahead just as it sued for the support and cooperation of members of the Association.
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