Sports

How emergence of Christopher Green killed off Honour Sirawoo’s evil ambition to become Commissioner for Sports in Rivers State.

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1 year ago

June 26, 2023

It was a sad day in the office of the Permanent Secretary, Rivers State Scholarship Board, in the Ministry of Education, the office which is occupied by the expired president of SWAN Honour Sirawoo.

The office became enveloped in grief when the list of commissioners-nominee was unveiled and forwarded to Rivers State legislators without the Ogoni-born administrator’s name.

Sirawoo had in his usual egoistic nature boasted around Port Harcourt that he still had unfinished businesses in the Ministry of Youth and Sports in Rivers State where he was the Permanent Secretary for a short time but the situation of life has eventually shown and proven to him that man is not God.

He gloated all along before now that he is close to His Excellency and that they were both administered with the oath of office as Permanent Secretaries.

Going by the popular saying that “man proposes but God disposes”, the Governor of Rivers state, Siminalayi Fubara might have looked into the character of who Honour Sirawoo is, taking into consideration vices such as pride and blackmailing. It is also in the character of the SWAN President to talk down on the person he rendered help to, for his agenda to be achieved.

Reports gathered that his short disastrous spell as Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Youth and Sports in Rivers State was alleged to be morally bankrupt. He boasted of his fetish and ungodly powers, staving off people with genuine advice and dampened the morale of his staff.

Honour Sirawoo’s tenure expired in October 2022 but has refused to leave office. He is now using his SWANECO puppets, ordering and instructing them on what to do. I pity the five gentlemen who hitherto had integrity but have sadly derailed because of Sirawoo.

They failed to realize that he is on the verge of dragging the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) into a serious crisis and would then retire from sports writing in Port Harcourt. Ask me, when was the last time Sirawoo performed the duties of a sports writer. What does Rivers State Scholarship Board have to do with sports writing? Pot calling kettle black!

These days, he threatens states chapters, fractionalizing SWAN leadership in not less than ten states. More than a couple were involved in court cases with the resources of SWAN wasted by Sirawoo on lawyers and the suits.

Honour Sirawoo felt he had the will, the power and might to decide others’ fate but as God ruled in the case of the appointed and confirmed Commissioner for Youth and Sports in Rivers state, the man of the people Barrister Christopher Green, his devilish plans for SWAN election in July will evaporate into the thin air.

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Gusau Praises President Tinubu, ValueJet crew for diligence and endurance

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4 days ago

October 15, 2024

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

The President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau on Tuesday expressed the deep appreciation of the NFF and the Nigeria Football family for the warm words of encouragement from the President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR following the Super Eagles’ return from a better-forgotten Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match adventure in Libya.

On Monday, Mr. President put out a statement warmly welcoming the team back to home, and asking for prompt justice from the Confederation of African Football following the inhumane treatment of the Nigerian contingent. Mr. President also commended the proactive coordination between the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Federal Ministry of Sports Development in addressing the unfortunate episode and ensuring the safe return of the players.

“We hereby express our deep and sincerest appreciation to His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his warm and kind words of encouragement. These words have gone a long way to reassure the players of the firm support of the Government and people of Nigeria for what they do and the efforts and sacrifice they make in representing this great country.

“The commitment and love for the team by the Government and the entire nation was aptly demonstrated by the physical presence of the Honourable Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh at the airport to welcome the team back to Nigeria.

“Mr. President as the father of the nation, has once again demonstrated his concern and keen interest in the beautiful game of football that unites our peoples from all walks of life and across all known mental, physical, spiritual, political and economic boundaries, and which fosters national unity and friendship among peoples and nations of the universe.”

Gusau, who led the delegation to Libya, also commended the captain and crew of the ValueJet aircraft that flew the delegation to and from that country, saying that their patience, diligence, good manners, warmth and endurance made the trip less arduous for the contingent.

“The captain (Mr. Abdul-Latif) and crew were awesome. I must commend, in particular, the captain. He did his job professionally and with a touch of excellence, and even intervened at a point to talk to the airport operatives to allow the NFF leadership to go outside the airport to find a way to hire vehicles for the team. As a fellow North African (Tunisian) who had worked in Libya previously, they were ready to offer him hotel accommodation but not any other member of the crew or any Nigerian, as all the hotels in the city disclosed that they had strict orders not to welcome any Nigerian nationality. He refused their offer and rather opted to sleep in the aircraft with the rest of the crew.

“The captain and crew showed great maturity and kindness. We will never forget them.”

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