The Nigerian Union of Journalist (NUJ) Ernest Ikoli Press Centre, Port Harcourt was agog with LIFE today as the Sports Writer Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Rivers State Chapter were rewarded with palliatives courtesy of the Rivers State Ministry of Sports.
The palliatives which included bags of rice and cartons of tomato puree was handed over by the media officer, Rivers State Sports Council , Mr. Daniel Nwankwoala on behalf of the Permanent Secretary of the River State Sports Commission, Comrade Honour Sirawoo to the Acting Chairman of SWAN, Rivers State Chapter, Comrade Olalekan Ige.
Mr. Nwankwoala was delighted to express that SWAN, Rivers State Chapter has been a partner to the Rivers State Ministry of Sports in terms of the coverage of all sports related activities.
“We felt as a ministry the need to support SWAN, Rivers State in this Corona Virus pandemic period. We need to support them with little things for their members so they can be happy with us.
It is an appreciation of what you SWAN Rivers State have been doing for us. No other state in South South has done this.
We are not boasting, we are doing it because we are part of the government by supporting the administration of his Excellency, Governor Nyesom Wike.
In response, Comrade Olalekan Ige gave a vote of thanks on behalf of the members of SWAN Rivers State.
“We say thank you to the Ministry of Sports, we have tried as much as possible to reach out to many of our friends. The Rivers State Ministry of Sports is one of our friends that is the first to come forward.
Comrade Ige concluded by saying,” Kudos to the Rivers State Ministry of Sports and all we can say is thank you. “
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