Governor Chukwuma Soludo has been urged to review the reward system for sportsmen and women, to encourage more youths to engage in sports as a life changing endeavour.
Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Anambra State Chapter, during its monthly congress, presided by the Chairman, Mr. Chimezie Anaso, called on Soludo to consider providing an Olympic stadium for the people of the state and Awka in particular.
The association through its Communique issued at the end Congress held at MichRoyal Hotel Awka, signed by its chairman, Chimezie Anaso and Secretary, Uche Ndeke, also asked the governor to rejig the sports sector of Anambra State.
SWAN commended Soludo for his investment in sports as well as for establishing Solution FC, Anambra.
It also called on him to position the club for enhanced visibility, wider acceptability and
It also called on the Governor to position Solution Football Club for enhanced visibility, wider acceptability and viable marketability.
The communique read in part, “SWAN once again, congratulated Governor Chukwuma Soludo on his victory in the November. 8, 2025 election and called on him surpass the records that earned him the re-election by continuing to deliver people oriented dividends of democracy especially in the area of youth development through sports.
“SWAN reiterated its call on Soludo to strongly consider providing an Olympic stadium for the people of Anambra and Awka in particular.
“The venue proposed for Awka stadium has been reduced to a football pitch due to the ‘Fun City’ project, another laudable public interest facility.
The organisation also commended Soludo for his investment in sports and urges him to rejig the sports sector and review the reward system for sportsmen and sportswomen to encourage more youths to engage in sports as a life changing endeavour.
It commended Governor Soludo for establishing Solution FC, Anambra and calls on him to position the club for enhanced visibility, wider acceptability and viable marketability.
“SWAN commends Ozomma Tony Nezianya, the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Olympic Committee and other sports icons from Anambra Chapter on their deserved recognition for outstanding contributions to sports journalism during the 60th anniversary of SWAN in Abuja, October 2025
It appealed to Governor Soludo to consider holding a reception for these and other sports ICONs as worthy ambassadors of the state, while restating its commitment to neutrality, objectivity and protection minority voices for sustainability development of sports in Anambra.
“SWAN commends the national leadership under Isaiah Benjamin for its purposeful and result oriented leadership that has earned SWAN a deserved place in Nigeria sports map.
“SWAN observed a one-minute silence in honour of late Nobert Okonkwo, former Chairman of Enugu Chapter of SWAN and Media Officer of Rangers Int’l FC of Enugu who was buried on Friday January 30th 2026.”
