Kebbi State Government has commended Nigerian Media especially Nigeria Union of Journalists ( NUJ) for their vital role in moulding, nurturing the nation democracy and it’s survival.
Chief of Staff to Kebbi State Governor, Barrister Attahiru Maccido and Kebbi State Commissioner for information and Cultures, Alhaji Ahmed Yakubu stated this during the maiden lecture organized by the Correspondents Chapel of NUJ, Kebbi State Council.
The Annual lecture titled ” Media, Democracy and Good Governance”, is organized in collaboration with the office of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Enlightenment and Orientation, Ibrahim Abubakar Jombali.
Maccido who is the Chairman of the occasion, in his remark, described the media as the fourth estate of the Realm, stressed that, they have been enforcing governments to discharge their duties according to the country constitution.
The Chief Host of the occasion ,Commissioner for information and Culture,Alhaji Ahmed Yakubu Birnin Kebbi, who commended the leadership of the Chapel for organized the lecture,assured them that the state Government would continue to work cordially with the journalists in the state.
Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Enlightenment and Orientation, Ibrahim Abubakar Jombali,who sponsored the Lecture, described the Correspondent’s Chapel members as the strong pillars of any successful government.
In his remark, Special Adviser to the Governor on Communication and Strategy, Alhaji Abdullahi Idris Zuru noted that, the Media organisations and Journalists should be fair to the current administration stressed that Governor Nasir Idris are determined to ensure there are peace in the state and put an end to insecurity.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Correspondent Chapel’s,Kabir Wurma, explained that the choice of the topic was deliberate to articulate the successes of the present administration in the State.
In his lecture, the Guest Speaker,Dr. Abdullahi Sani, from the Department of European Languages and Literary Studies, Federal University, Birnin Kebbi (FUBK), who spoke on Media, Democracy and Good Governance, stated that, the media including traditional outlets are indispensable to democratic consolidation and the promotion of good governance in Nigeria.
COV/ SANI DUTSINMA
