By Jude Opara, Abuja
The National Secretariat of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has commiserated with its Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter over the death of its immediate past Secretary, Mr. Albert Akota.
SWAN President, Mr. Isaiah Benjamin, who received the news of Akota’s passing with shock also recalled their various engagements as colleagues and members of SWAN Full Council said the body has lost one of its finest.
It could be recalled that Albert Akota of the Peoples Daily Newspapers died on Saturday March 17, 2024 in Abuja after battling a medical condition.
The SWAN President who through a statement by the Association’s Secretary General, Amb. Ikenna Okonkwo, on Monday, said the few times he met Akota left him with a positive lasting impression of a professional and gentleman.
“Personally, I remember how we were together during the 2023 SWAN National Triennial Congress in Omoku, Rivers state, and he was one of those who stayed calm all through being a Full Council member then.
“I have been so disturbed since I heard of his demise. If there is one thing I so desire, it is that every SWAN member in all parts of the country and beyond live in good health.
“Therefore, I want to use this opportunity to urge my respected colleagues to always find time and take care themselves from the kind of foods we eat to regular health checks and necessary medications,” he said.
The number one Sports Writer then prayed God to give Albert’s wife, children, other relations, many other loved ones and colleagues the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
The Late Albert Akota hailed from Uromi in Edo state.
