Peace Truce: Phantom SWAN caretaker committee in Edo dissolved

The Caretaker Committee allegedly set up for the Edo State Chapter of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has been dissolved.

The dissolution was part of the resolutions of an emergency stakeholders meeting held in Benin City at the instance of the member of the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) representing South-South zone, Mrs Abimbola Oyetunde.

The meeting had in attendance, Mrs Abimbola Oyetunde; former Edo State Chairman of NUJ, Deacon Ralph Okhiria; former Chairman of Lagos State Chapter of SWAN, Mr Frank Ilaboya; Edo State Council Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists(NUJ), Comrade Festus Alenkhe; Secretary of Edo State Chapter of NUJ, Andy Egbon; Assistant Secretary, Elvis Omoregie; Auditor, Paul Iduozee; General Manager of KU FM, Ibrahim Salihu; Chief Press Secretary to Edo State Deputy Governor, Musa Ebomhiana and the Chief of Staff to NUJ Chairman, Deacon Simeon Osajie.

It was agreed that the intention of those that constituted the Caretaker Committee was a laudable one, but wrongfully executed. The meeting also resolved that the leadership of NUJ, Edo State Council should constitute a committee to organise an election of a new Executive for the state SWAN soon.