Imo SWAN Secretary, Tunde Liadi, Appointed Member of SWAN Media Committee for 2026 Triennial Congress

The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has constituted a three-member Media Sub-Committee for its 2026 Triennial National Delegates Congress scheduled to hold in Kaduna from August 26 to 29, 2026.

In a press release signed by the Secretary-General of SWAN, Ikenna Okonkwo, ANIPR, the association named Samuel Ahmadu, Managing Editor of SavidNews and NigeriaFootball. ng, as Chairman of the committee, while Austine Agbo Emmanuel, Blueprint Correspondent and Assistant Secretary of the SWAN Kaduna State Chapter, serves as a member.

Tunde Liadi, Secretary of the Imo State Chapter of SWAN and a journalist with The Nation Newspaper and Sporting Life, is the third member of the committee.

Comrade Tunde Liadi

The appointment is part of preparations to ensure effective media coverage, content generation and dissemination before, during and after the congress.

The congress, themed “Harnessing the Power of Sports and the Media for National Development, Youth Empowerment and Global Competitiveness,” is expected to bring together sports journalists and delegates from across the country.

Participants will deliberate on the future of sports journalism, professional development, welfare, digital transformation and the broader role of sports media in national development.

The Media Sub-Committee is mandated to coordinate content creation and dissemination across print, online, television and radio platforms, while also providing relevant and timely content for SWAN’s official website.

The committee will equally source and develop content around the congress and relevant national, continental and international sports issues, particularly those with developmental and elite sporting relevance.

Its assignment commenced immediately and will extend beyond the congress, with members expected to uphold the highest standards of integrity, confidentiality and professionalism in the discharge of their responsibilities.

SWAN urged members of the media and other stakeholders to support the committee and the association in ensuring comprehensive coverage of the congress and its outcomes.

The association expressed optimism that the Kaduna congress would be successful as it continues to strengthen sports journalism and contribute to the development of Nigerian sports.