Yakmut spoke at the FCT Sports Writers Association of Nigeria Week, 2015 in Abuja on Saturday
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The Lagos SWAN statement, jointly signed by its Chairman, Fred Edoreh, and Secretary, Emma Njoku, was in reaction to the communique issued after a meeting of some club owners and managers in Abuja on Wednesday, purportedly dismissing the LMC
He said: "As part of the changes by the new administration of SWAN, the title of Pillar of Sports held by former Governor Orji Uzor Kalu of Abia will be dropped
A statement from the National Secretary of SWAN, Andrew Abah, said the shift was necessitated by its clash with the Easter celebration
It would be recalled that Benue State was awarded the hosting right, but the event suffered postponement due to some logistics problems
Following a meeting with the leadership of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria and its FCT chapter in Abuja on Thursday morning, the NFF said it had decided to overlook the attitude of the two reporters for the sake of its cordial relationship with and respect for the professional standing of the overwhelming majority of members of the chapter in particular and the Nigeria sporting media in general
The council, in a statement signed by its Chairman, Comrade Chuks Ehirim, described the alleged ban by the NFF to hangover of the dictatorship that has become the bane of football development in the country
He was presenting his sports programme on Channels Television on Friday evening when he reportedly slumped and died before anxious colleagues could get him to hospital
In the condolence message, signed by the SWAN National President, Alhaji Saidu Abubakar, the deceased was described as a great lover of sports
According to the Chairman of SWAN, Abuja chapter, Kayode Adeniyi: “Sunshine Stars’ feat at the continent in the last two years is the landmark of foresight achiever like Idoko.”
The meeting observed that several efforts made to elect new officials for the Association had failed to yield result due to the security challenges facing the nation as well as finances