By Haruna Usman,Birnin Kebbi
In furtherance of his valuable support for the media practitioners in the country, Comrade Governor Nasir Idris has approved the hosting of Arewa Broadcast Media Practitioners Forum in Kebbi
This is coming two months after he hosted the National Executive Committee meeting of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ.
The Governor gave the approval in response to the request made by the Forum’s Executive Committee members led by the chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Umar Yelwa, during a courtesy visit on the Governor at the Kebbi Governor’s Lodge, Abuja, on Thursday.
He said the decision to approve the summit was informed by his strong belief that the media as the fourth estate of the realm, unarguably remains a major stakeholder in the development and sustenance of democracy globally.
Governor Idris emphasised that it was his conviction of the patriotic service of the media in the socio-economic and political development of the country that made him to, few months ago, hosted the National Executive Council meeting of NUJ.
Earlier in his address, the Chairman of the Forum Alhaji Abdullahi Umar Yelwa told the governor that the courtesy visit was encouraged by the much talked about and reported developmental successes being achieved by Kebbi State government under his leadership.
He informed the Governor that the forum is made up of proprietors of over 100 National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) licenced radio and television stations in the north, Nigerian Bureau Chiefs of international radio and television stations, veteran columnist and acknowledged public affairs analysts.
At the courtesy visit were the Speaker of the State House of Assembly Honourable Muhammad Usman Ankwe, the Secretary to the State government Alhaji Yakubu Bala Tafida and the Special Adviser to the governor on Communication and Strategy, Alhaji Abdullahi Idris.
