Bauchi State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has expressed delight over the award of ‘2023 Media-Friendly Governor’ conferred on the State Governor, Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir.
The award was given to the Governor by the National Secretariat of the NUJ at the Second Annual Milestone Recognition of Media Icons in Nigeria, held on Thursday at the Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos.
The award, according to a statement jointly signed by the Council Chairman, Umar Sa’idu and the Secretary, Isah Garba Gadau, was a recognition of Governor Bala Mohammed’s untiring effort at rejuvenating media outfits in the state.
They noted the award was also as a result of his exceptional and outstanding achievements in the rapid socio-economic transformation of urban and rural areas of the state.
The Council, while describing the award as long overdue, stated that “Bala Mohammed had tactically approached all spheres of human endeavours with professional touches, resulting in the total turnaround of the misfortunes of the state in spite of the meager resources at government disposal.”
Bauchi NUJ Council therefore described the award as well-deserved and a wakeup call on the Governor to deliver more democracy dividends to all nooks and crannies of the state.
The Union commended the National Secretariat for the initiative which, according to them, will no doubt encourage better performance and a healthy competition among leaders in the country.
In the same manner, the Council appreciated the National President of NUJ, Chief Chris Isiguzo, for including the Chairman, Bauchi Council, Umar Sa’idu in the organizing committee of the Media Icons Award, 2023.
NUJ Bauchi Council then urged the Governor to redouble his efforts at improving the existing cordial relationship with the members of the pen profession with a view to moving the state forward.
It then promised to continue to support his good policies and programmes for the betterment of the generality of the populace.
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