According to Kola Daniel ,Sports journalist who wrote about Mitchell Obi and Honour Sirawoo .After my research on the crisis rocking the two top personalities in sports writing in the country, I got to understand that the National SWAN president Mr Honour Sirawo should apologise to Mr Mitchel obi because the icon of sports have all the necessary documents to forge ahead as AIPS vice president. I particularly want to use this medium to say the iconic soul of sports Mr Mitchel Obi deserve better treatment.
My earlier post during the heat of the crisis were I actually supported the Swan president was borne out of the fact that the new SWAN leadership has recorded laudable achievement to show with the little time in the office, I believe so much in this Association I belong to, in view of this I actually want to tender my apology to Mr Michelle Obi someone I was looking up to during my formative years. I want other members of SWAN in respective of your State to kindly rally round the Association,and I pray for peace to be restored to our association.
For the president of SWAN, your act against Mr Mitchell Obi was avoidable and I wish you seek for a way to resolve this crisis on ground.
To err is human and to forgive is divine. He will forgive you and you guys can be best of pal. And for swan members who are aggrieved with the role of Mr Honour Sirawo to kindly pls forgive him, he is human and prone to mistake, he is not an exemption of that statement. And for those who are supporting Honour sirawo, they should tell him he is a leader and should be ready to serve his members.
As far as I am concern he is the chief steward that needs to hear the cries of members and take decisions on time to resolve the ugly scene. Mr Michelle Obi every sport personality in Nigeria knows your social stratification in the society pls and pls learn to forgive, Kola Daniel is tendering his own apology to you and others sport journalists who are not happy with the role of Mr Honour Sirawo National Swan president.
FCT SWAN COMMUNIQUE
The FCT SWAN Congress resolved at its meeting held on Friday February 24, 2017 at the Old Parade Ground, Abuja
1. The congress believed the move by the SWAN National Executive to reposition the body was appreciable and urged for more consultations before taking decisions on major issues.
2. The congress raise concerns over the failure of the National SWAN to recommend Mr Mitchell Obi to AIPS to enable him to re-contest the forthcoming AIPS election which has drew controversy into the affairs of the association.
3. After thorough deliberations on the matter, the congress is of the opinion that the matter can still be resolved amicably.
4. The congress advised the National body to as a matter of importance in its next NEC meeting approve the candidature of Mr Mitchell Obi for the vacant position in AIPS.
5. The congress believes that the national SWAN NEC should invite Mr Obi to the meeting to clear some of the allegations against him as well as impress it on him that his stewardship should now be geared toward how Nigeria would benefit from his office. As it is believed that discretion should always be better part of valour in settling rifts.
6. That the rules and regulations of SWAN should be strengthened to correct most of the anomaly in the association through its review.
7. The congress appealed to veterans and senior members of the association not to fold their arms and let things go wrong before intervening in the matter.
8. The National President should desist from taking unilateral decisions and henceforth work with the elected EXCO members
COMMUNIQUE DRAFTNG COMMITTEE
1 MIKE OBOH (REUTERS), CHAIRMAN
2 SEGUN OGUNJUMI- THE NATION, MEMBER
3 DORCAS JONAH – NAN, SECRETARY.
Communiqué By Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Rivers State Chapter, Passing Vote of Confidence On The National President, Mr. Honour Sirawoo
At an emergency Congress of SWAN, Rivers State Chapter held on Friday, February 24, 2017 in Port Harcourt, after exhaustive deliberations, members resolved as follows:
i. Expressed satisfaction with the working pattern of the National Executive Committee (NEC), with Mr. Honour Sirawoo as President.
ii. Observed that NEC has been working actively to ensure that the provisions of SWAN Statutes are procedurally upheld.
iii. In dissecting the present furore in SWAN, members appealed for caution from all stakeholders, urging that on all issues, aggrieved parties should endeavour to exhaust all internal avenues for conflict resolution in line with due process.
iv. Noted with satisfaction the unparallel efforts of NEC, under the leadership of Mr. Honour Sirawoo, to reposition SWAN to make it more effective in achieving its mandate to contribute meaningfully to sports development in Nigeria.
v. On the issue of nomination or candidature of Mr. Mitchel Obi as African representative in AIPS, we stand with the provisions of SWAN Statutes, NUJ Constitution and AIPS Statutes as being enforced by the National Executive Committee of SWAN.
vi. SWAN, Rivers State Chapter unanimously passed “Vote of Confidence” on the National President, Mr. Honour Sirawoo, and the National Executive Committee.
Signed
Udede Jim-Opiki
Mike Osarogomba
Segun Precious
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