Sport stakeholders in Akwa Ibom endorse SWAN ahead of thanksgiving
The upcoming special thanksgiving service of the Akwa Ibom state chapter of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has continued to receive endorsements from stakeholders and elder statesmen in Akwa Ibom state.
The latest round of endorsements came from a retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police and Chairman, Board of Governors of Tower of Ivory International Schools, Udom Ekpoudom OON, the state Chairman of Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Engineer Uwem Akpan, the state Director of Sports, Elder Ifiok Duff, the Chairman of Akwa Ibom state Football Association, Mr. Imoh Attat and his Vice, Mr. Samuel Umoh, the Chairman of Dakkada Football Club, Coach Aniedi Dickson, among others.
Speaking at his office while playing host to members of the organizing committee, the former Police boss, Udom Ekpoudom did not only promise to attend the service in person and work towards its success but also restated his commitment to the progress and development of sports in the state himself being a sport freak going by the plethora of sports infrastructure in his schools.
While thanking members of the organizing committee for extending invitation to him, Chief Ekpoudom leveraged the visit to congratulate the state Chairman of SWAN, Mr. Emmanuel Akpan on winning a second term in office which according to him was indicative of the huge level of trust that members repose in him.
On his part, NSE boss, Uwem Akpan, who received the SWAN delegation at his Dakkada secretariat office on Thursday described the visit as a milestone which would go a long way towards deepening the already cordial relationship between the NSE and SWAN. He pledged to make an in-person appearance at the service and mobilize resources to ensure that the event sees the light of day.
Also, the Director of Sports in the state Ministry of Youth and Sports, Elder Ifiok Duff, thanked the delegation for stopping by to invite him to the service and expressed the readiness of his Ministry to partner SWAN in the lead-up to the service and beyond.
While presenting the event uniform to his hosts, the Chairman of SWAN, Mr. Emmanuel Akpan briefed them that the decision to organize a thanksgiving service was borne out of the need to commit activities of the new state executive council of the association to God and to Him for showering His goodness upon all members.
The SWAN delegation comprised of the Chairman of the organizing committee and former two-term Chairman of SWAN, Elder Uwem Ekoh, the Secretary of the organizing committee and Special Assistant on Media and Communications to the Honourable Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Comrade Edidiong Stephen as well as the Assistant Secretary of SWAN, Mr. James Akpan.
The service themed “Give thanks to God” drawn from Psalms 106:1 will be held at the Apostolic Church Nigeria, Four Towns Assembly, Uyo, on Sunday, May 7, 2023.
