NUJ President Praises Kebbi Governor’s Development Strides

National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mr Alhassan Yahaya, has commended Kebbi State governor, Dr. Nasir Idris, the Kauran Gwandu for massively transforming the state in a very short period of time.

A statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com by the governor’s Special Adviser on Media, Mr Yahaya Sarki noted that Alhassan Yahaya said this while talking to journalists in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital, shortly after concluding a guided tour of myriad developmental projects in the state.

The National President, along with the members of NUJ CWC are in Birnin Kebbi for a meeting and as a prelude to the meeting, they were taken to various project sites in the state. 

They were taken to the ultra-modern Secretariat Complex at Gwadangwaji, new modern motor park and some flourishing rice farms in Birnin Kebbi.

Acting as the ‘tour guide’ were the Commissioner for Information and Culture, Alhaji Yakubu Ahmed Birnin Kebbi , Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Mr Yahaya Sarki , Chief Press Secretary, Mr Ahmed Idris as well as the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Works, Alhaji Saad Musa Sakaba.

‘ We came, we saw, and we believed what we saw’ Mr. Yahaya said.

He commended Dr. Nasir Idris for coming up with the huge developmental projects across the state in less than two years of his administration.

According to Yahaya, the governor has succeeded in fulfilling his campaign promises to the cross section of the people of the state.

He said, ‘I am so impressed with what I saw especially at the State Secretariat, fuel dump and the ultramodern motor park’.

The NUJ National President further acknowledged the tangible changes in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital, saying ‘The state capital has glaringly changed compared to what I had seen when I visited here some few years ago’.

‘I am happy to be here and I am lauding the governor for his uncommon hospitality to us.

I am also too elated that Dr. Nasir Idris as a veteran labour leader has not failed the labour movements and the people of the state’ he added.

Yahaya also promised to collaborate with the State Council of the union in Kebbi State and other states to sanitize the journalism profession.

He promised to come up with Innovative strategies and programmes to ramp up the security and welfare of journalists across the country.

 Yahaya  also disclosed plans to sponsor a ‘Media Enhancement Bill’ at the National Assembly, with a view to improving the remuneration of members of the union across the nation.

Also speaking, the state  Information Commissioner said the Secretariat project, which was abandoned since 2012 is being completed by Dr. Idris at the cost of about N10 billion.

This, he noted, will help to streamline the activities of the state government as all the MDAs would be centralized including the Office of the Governor.

Alhaji Yakubu Ahmed Birnin Kebbi also added that it boasts of several structures and facilities, including a 1000-seater ultra-modern Conference Hall, among others.

Also speaking, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Works, Alhaji Saad Musa Sakaba said the project which could not be completed by the previous administrations in the state has finally been completed by the Dr. Nasir Idris administration-Team@orientactualmags.com   Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you