SWAN to honour Gov-buni as champion of sport development
SWAN to honour Gov-buni as champion of sport development.
By Yusuf Bukar Biriri.
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has recognized Governor Mai Mala Buni as one of the most sports-loving governors in the Northeast region.
In a statement jointly signed by the National President and Secretary-General of the Association, Isaiah Benjamin and Ambassador Ikenan Okonkwo, the SWAN described Governor Buni as a champion of sports development in the region.
The nomination letter for the merit award as the best governor in sports development cited the governor’s remarkable strides in grassroots and elite sports development in Yobe State, which include remodeling of the August 27 Stadium in Damaturu, proposing the upgrading of four stadiums in Potiskum, Gashua, Geidam and Nguru, as well as construction of new ones in Buni Yadi and Machina,
According to the statement the governor was also recognized as a governor who led the state to participate in several national and international sports festivals.
The association also recognized the outstanding contributions of Senator Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan to sports
development and was nominated for the SWAN Service Award.
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The Yobe State Commissioner of Sports, Youth and Social Development, Alhaji Barma Shettima and the Commissioner of Budget and Economic Planning, Alhaji Mohammed Garba Gagiyo, described the nominations as timely and well-deserved, noting that they would forward the nomination letters to the
governor and the senator for their consent to attend the award ceremony.
The awardees will be honoured at the sixtieth anniversary of SWAN in Abuja on the thirtieth of this month the statement added.
SWAN to honour Gov-buni as champion of sport development.
