Lagos State Sports Writers Association of Nigeria Electoral Committee chairman Mozez Praiz has pledged an open and trustworthy election process to choose the association’s next executive.
Speaking for the seven-person electoral panel, Praiz said the task represented both public service and a chance to establish a transparent system that can bring in leadership to revive Lagos SWAN.
“We are building a new SWAN, and it is a major rebranding exercise,” Praiz said. “There will be fresh ideas about the way things are done. Within our capacity, we assure members of a credible process that will produce a new SWAN executive.”
Quick facts
- SWANECO was inaugurated on Friday, October 23, 2026.
- The inauguration took place during an Extraordinary Congress at Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos.
- The Lagos SWAN Caretaker Committee is led by Patrick Omorodion.
- Mozez Praiz of SuperSport chairs the seven-member electoral committee.
- McAnthony Anaelechukwu of Community Watch Plus serves as secretary.
Praiz said the panel was determined to deliver an election whose outcome would be accepted across the membership. He added that the incoming leadership must be capable of restoring Lagos SWAN’s standing as one of Nigeria’s foremost bodies for sports journalists.
The caretaker body led by Omorodion selected and sworn in the electoral committee at the October 23 congress in Lagos.
Alongside Praiz and Anaelechukwu, the committee includes Dr Abdulrahman Abolore of Voice of Nigeria, Jovita Eke of Wazobia FM, Dr Suo Chapelle of SuperSport International, Soliu Adeyemo of Booom-Green Media Services and Tega Onajaife of Smooth FM.
The establishment of SWANECO marks a key move towards elections that will install a fresh executive to manage the affairs of the Lagos State Sports Writers Association of Nigeria.
