AREWA MEDIA PRACTITIONERS

Kano State Governor Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has restated his commitment towards enhanced quality of life of the people.

The governor stated this through his Senior Special Assistant on Higher Education, Dr. Usaini Akilu (Jarma), at the seventh Arewa Media Practitioners Annual Award for national development and Lecture on Good Governance in Leadership, held at Murtala Mohammed Library Kano.

Governor Ganduje said his administration has accorded priority to human and physical Development to improve the quality of lives of people of kano state.
He added that emphasis was also shifted towards transforming the Education and health sectors to promote Development in all ramification.

The governor how ever described this year’s awards and Lecture series by the Arewa Media Practitioners as commendable and encouraging towards national development.

He assured of his administrations continuous support and announced One Million Naira donation to the organization to boost it activities.
Also speaking at the occasion, Professor Garba Shehu chairman of the occasion,band Executive secretary kano state Education Development support showered encomiums on the leadership of the arewa media Practitioners for excelling in the noble Journalism profession, and in uniting the Society.

He noted that poverty, unemployment, inequality, illiteracy and poor governance are causative agents of in security.
In a lecture titled “NIGERIAN ECONOMY AND THE CHALLENGES OF INSECURITY :- ISSUES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE” By Professor Daud Mustapha on behalf of the Vice Chancellor federal university Dutshinma, Professor Armaya’u Hamisu Bichi, described the occasion as timely towards promoting peace, security and good governance in the country.

He described that despite it wealth and abundant resources Nigeria is one of the poorest oil producing countries and the headquarters of poverty in the world.

In his remark, the President Arewa Media Practitioners, Comrade Musa Mohammed said the annual lecture and awards organized by the organization is tagged at promoting cohesion and national unity.

Comrade Musa Mohammed therefore extolled the virtues of governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje for his transperant leadership and in transforming Kano state.