http://www.newsportng.com.ng Kaduna state chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, (SWAN) has congratulated Mr. Isaiah Benjamin on his emergence as the new National President of the association.
In a statement jointly signed by the state’s SWAN Chairman and Secretary, Shehu Abdullahi and Okpani Jacob Onjewu Dickson, on Friday, the association expressed satisfaction over the smooth, fair and credible poll put together by the National working committee of SWAN in port-harcourt on Thursday, said the outcome of the exercise is commendable.
The statement while appreciating delegates for the trust bestowed on its immediate past chairman to be at the hem of SWAN affairs for the next three years, also solicited for the support of critical stakeholders for the administration of Isaiah, said successful governance is a collective effort.
The statement reads, “We are excited by the victory that our former chairman, Isaiah Benjamin recorded at the Triennial Delegates Conference of our great SWAN, tagged, “Rivers 2023” at the historic Omoku Community.
“We therefore, congratulate him for the feat. In the same vein, we also commend the electoral umpire, SWANECO, headed by Mr. Sunny Ogele for a good job from the beginning of the exercise unto conclusion.
“To our immediate past president, we are grateful for the supervision of a hitch free election.
“Kaduna SWAN also praised the opponent of Mr. Benjamin at the poll, a seasoned Journalist, Alhaji Sadiq Moyoyo for his excellent spirit of sportsmanship.
“Alhaji Moyoyo was the hero of the day for accepting the outcome with an open heart and congratulating Mr. Benjamin with a warm hug, which immediately created an environment of peace that is needed for progress of our great association, ” it said.
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“We are also using this opportunity to congratulate others, who contested the polls. For those that won, we implore you to rally round our brand new president and accord him the necessary support to lead our association to greater heights.
“We also thank our hosts, Rivers SWAN and our brand new patron, Chief Felix Obuah for unrivalled hospitality received during the triennial delegates conference. God bless you all.”
