Activities heralding a week long programme of 2025 Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, (SWAN Week) has commenced with members being drills in physical fitness and playing of cricket at early hour of Monday 31st March 2025 at Pa Ngele Oruta Township Stadium,Abakaliki.
Declaring the event open, the member representing Abakaliki North in Ebonyi state House of Assembly who doubles as Chairman House committee on Youth Development and Sports, Hon. Victor Nwoke commended the state governor, Rt Hon. Prince Builder Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru for re-introducing soccer and other sporting activities which is aimed at talent hunt after nine years of neglect and abondment.
The lawmaker described physical fitness as an antidotes to obesity stating that the commencement of the event with the fitness walk was a sign of readiness to endure long week walk, and thanked Ebonyi SWAN leadership for the robust programme.
He assured that any executive bills that would come to the House in the area of Youth Development and Sports, the House would not hesitate to pass it into
law noting that the impact of youth development cannot be over emphasized.
Nwoke who enumerated the impact of sports in combating crimes especially among the youth equally commended Ebonyi state SWAN for organizing the programme and pledged his total support to '2025 SWAN Week'.
Earlier, the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN chairman, Ebonyi state Council, Comrade Ndubuisi Nwogha thanked members for turning out en number and thanked the House Committee Chairman on Youth and Sports Development, Hon.Victor Nwoke for honouring the event.
The state chairman appreciated the state governor, Nwifuru for creating enabling environment for all sporting activities in the state and enjoined members to remain resolute assuring them of week full of fun.
Highlights of the programme was the drilling of members on physical fitness by Mrs Blessing Igidi while Mr Jeff Ugwu lectures and led members to playing of cricket.
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