Nasarawa SWAN gets new officials

Doggo Shamma, the outgoing Chairman of Nasarawa State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, has inaugurated the new officials of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria in the state.
The Chairman, who is a Commissioner-nominee in the state, said the inauguration followed the removal from office of Cheke Emmanuel and John Hassan, the erstwhile Chairman and Secretary of the association.
Shamma explained that the erstwhile leaders of SWAN in the state were removed as a result of their participation in the Port-Harcourt convention of the association contrary to the directive of the national headquarters of NUJ.
He added: “The National headquarters of NUJ directed that no member of the association should participate in both the Abuja and Port-Harcourt conventions because of the controversy in SWAN.
“The erstwhile leaders violated the directive and attended the convention hence their removal from office and indefinite suspension from NUJ.”
The Chairman, therefore, urged the new officials to carry other members along as against what the former officials did while in office.
Responding, Malam Isa Mohammed, the Chairman of SWAN, expressed gratitude for the confidence reposed in them and promised to be transparent and accountable to the members.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Isa Mohammed of NTA, the former Chapter Vice Charman, is the new Chairman, with Kayode Babalola of NAN as Vice Chairman.
Others are Suleiman Abubakar and Smart George as Secretary and Assistant Secretary respectively, while Umar Mohammed of Punch is Financial Secretary and Danjuma Ibrahim of FRCN is Treasurer.