Taraba SWAN Elects New Officials

The Taraba State chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has elected new officials to lead the association for the next three years.

The election, held on Saturday in the conference hall of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Taraba State Council, was supervised by national SWAN officials.

The newly elected officials include Sani Suleiman of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) as the state SWAN chairman. Other elected members are Ruth Remamsikwe of the Information chapel, Mansura Sadiq from Haske Television, and Nahum Sule, among others.

In his acceptance speech, the new chairman, Sani Suleiman, extended an olive branch to all members and called for unity to elevate the association’s status in the state and across the country.

The outgoing chairman, Joachim Dangana, highlighted the association’s achievements during his tenure and encouraged the new leadership to work diligently to surpass his accomplishments.

National officials present at the event urged the new executive to adopt an open-door policy to enhance SWAN’s impact both in the state and nationally. They also called on the state government to invest in sports and emphasized the importance of involving the association in sports planning and administration.

Earlier, the chairman of the Sports Writers Association Electoral Committee, Sabo John Yakubu, stated that the election followed due process.