The Ebonyi State Broadcasting Corporation (EBBC) and the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) are to collaborate in effective sports reportage in the state.

The Director General of EBBC, Chief Tony Nwizi made the declaration on Thursday when the new executive of SWAN Ebonyi Chapter paid him a courtesy call in his office.

Nwizi, the Immediate Past State Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) said the corporation will assist SWAN especially with the current increase in sporting activities in the state.

“I urge SWAN members to promote peace and increase coverage of sports at the grassroots.

“SWAN has contributed immensely to the development of sports in Ebonyi and should be given all the needed encouragement to excel.”

Nwizi noted that SWAN’s role had become more critical with the state government’s radical repositioning of the sports sector.

“The State presently has a football team for the first time in 18 years which is performing creditably in the Nigeria National League (NNL) series.

“The club recently won the State President Federation Cup as total football action signaling the return of football glamour in the state.

“This among other sporting strides, showcases Governor Francis Nwifuru’s commitment to enhancing the wellbeing of youths through sports,” he said.

The DG pledged the Corporation’s readiness to assist towards the successful organisation of the forthcoming SWAN week, urging the executive to provide it with plans for the event.

The State SWAN Chairman, Ndubuisi Nwogha thanked the EBBC Head for the warm reception and assured him of a viable working relationship.

“The organistion under this new executive, has been re-positioned to play critical roles in repositioning sports in the state and beyond.

“We are aligning with the state governor’s Peoples Charter of Needs mantra in the area of sports and general youth development.

“We are happy to announce that within a short period of operation, peace has been enshrined in the association, oiling the wheels of progress,”

The Emeritus Chairman of the Association, Chukwuemeka Opara pledged adequate guidance from those he described as elders in SWAN to ensure that the new executive attains its set goals.

“The DG of EBBC made fatherly interventions when some issues cropped in the chapter and we came to assure him that such have yielded positive result,” Opara said.

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