The former chairman of Kaduna State Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN, Benjamin Isaiah has emerged the National President of the association.
He emerged the president during the just concluded National Triennial Delegates Conference, held at Omoku, River State on Thursday.
He defeated his opponent, Abubakar Adamu Sadiq with a wide mergine of 16 votes to 6 votes.
Declaring him the winner of the election, the electoral chairman, Sunday Ugule, said, “having secured the highest vote, I hereby declare Benjamin Isaiah as the National President of SWAN.”
Also, elected was the Deputy President, Bonny Nyong, Secretary, Ikenna Victor Okonkwo, Financial Secretary, Ijeoma Peter Nwante, Vice President South South, Azuka Ralph Chiemeka, Vice President South West, Ayodeji Ogunsakin, vise President South East, Frankie Omokua, Welfare, Austin Ajayi and many others.
In his acceptance speech, Isaiah commended Sirawoo, SWANECO and all delegates for electing him, assured his determination to move the association forward.
While assuring to run an inclusive administration, he seeked support of everybody and appealed with those that couldn’t make it to accept defeat and work together for the benefit of the association.
Earlier, during the general NEC meeting, the immediate past President of SWAN, Honour Sirawoo announced Hon. Felix Amaechi Obua as the National Patron of the association.
