The Osun State chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has lauded the Government of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola for giving state identity to Prime FC of Osogbo by renaming it Osun United FC.
This commendation was contained in a statement signed by the chairman of SWAN in Osun, Mr Adeyemi Aboderin, and made available to journalists on Friday, where the association described the renaming of the state-owned football club as long overdue.
According to the statement, the change of identity became expedient since the ownership of the club has been transfered from Osogbo Local Government to the state government years back, with full financial and administrative responsibility.
It emphasized the need for the club to carry an identity that reflect the new ownership status, which is the generality of the state, and showered encomiums on the state government of Osun for deeming it fit to effect the change.
“With the new arrangement,the entire people of the state will now see the football club as theirs and not that of the people of Osogbo alone, with great sense of belongings and conviction to contribute their own quota to the development of the club.
” SWAN Osun therefore urge the state government and management of the team to quickly restructure other sector of the team to reflect the new name of the club,most especially the supporters club,while its fans base should be aggressively expanded the more to reflect its new status.
“We are also using this medium to canvass for improve government finance for the club to enable it meet its financial obligations while credible and worthy players be recruited to enhance the profile of the club and as well meet its aspiration of speedy advancement to the elite football league in the country”, the statement reads.
The association, however, called for support of stakeholders in the sports sector as well as corporate organizations to support the club for it to meet up with its obligations, adding that the government alone cannot shoulder the responsibility of the team.
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