NASS majority leader tasks journalists on promoting national unity

The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Alhassan Ado Doguwa has tasked journalists on the need to use their profession in promoting good virtues, national unity and security to engender developement in Nigeria.

Doguwa spoke while receiving an award for Legislative Excellence bestowed on him by the Kano Correspondents’ Chapel, Nigeria Union of journalists (NUJ) during its 3rd edition of the annual Award Nite/Almanac Launching held at Tahir Guest Palace, Kano.

The House Leader recalled his days as a trained journalist, where he described journalism and journalists as pacesetters and “teachers” who members of the society look up to in moulding opinion in crucial matters that affect the people and the nation.

The lawmaker who launched the Chapel’s 2022 Almanac with the sum of N5 million, however, hailed the organizers of the events, but added that there was need to use such occasion to attract notable leaders in the country to discuss the way forward for the nation.

“In as much as the government in power is doing all it can to salvage the country, journalists through annual lectures and symposia can even do better towards promoting national unity, security and socio-economic development,” said Hon. Doguwa.

The Kano state Commissioner of Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, who was represented by the Director of Information at the Ministry, Inuwa Yakasai, appreciated working journalists in the state “for upholding professionalism in the discharge of their duties,” even though he regretted the attitudes of a few who overlook the virtues of the noble profession.

The Commissioner, however, appealed to journalists in the state to “always conduct themselves in professional manners and uphold the ethics of the noble profession at all times.”

Other awardees

Among those who received award include Inuwa Waya, Danagundi, Kawu Sumaila, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Deputy gubernatorial candidate in 2019 elections and staunch member of the Kwankwassiyya Movement, Comrade Aminu Abdulsalam, Hon. Nasir Ali Ahmed representing Nassarawa Federal Constituency, and the Kano state Command of the Department of State Service (DSS).

The chairman of Kano NUJ correspondents’ Chapel, Comrade Ibrahim Garba Shauibu in his welcome address said, “the 3rd Edition of Award Nice/Almanac Launching of Kano NUJ Correspondents’ Chapel was instituted by the gentlemen of the press under this great Chapel to honour outstanding personalities that have excelled in their chosen field of endeavour in other to encourage citizens on communal partnership.”

He added that, “for the first time, the Kano state Command of the Department of State Security (DSS), has also been penciled down to receive institutional award for its professional conduct in maintaining internal security in the state.”

The chairman congratulated all the awardees and urged them to see the honour bestowed on them not only as an encouragement, but a challenge to do even more in bettering the lots of Nigerians and the nation through their various endeavours.

Emmanuel Ukoh