By Haruna Usman- Birnin Kebbi
The Managements of Kebbi State Television and Kebbi State Radio Stations have been challenged to justify the expenses incurred by the state government in rejuvenating the stations for efficient service delivery.
They are advised to improve on their present performance and workout comprehensive arrangements that will ensure sustainable reportage of the developments being achieved by Governo Nasir Idris’s administration.
The Special Adviser on Communication and Strategy to the Govenor, Abdullahi Idris Zuru, during a familiarisation visit to the stations, reminded the management of both the government and privately owned media organisations based in the state the need for them support Comrade Kaura’s administration to succeed in the execution of its developmental policies and programmes.
He stated that Governor Idris is media friendly and conscious of the value of the media in the promotion of democratic governance. In addition, he also appreciates the contributions being made towards ensuring peaceful coexistence and sustainable socio-economic development in the country.
Alh. Zuru further explained that it was based on the conviction of the Govenor in the importance of the role of the media that he graciously approved the gradual total overhaul of the state’s own media organisations.
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Accordingly, the state Ministry of Information and Culture has started the implementation of the Govenor’s media organisation reform programme with the provision of the state of the art equipment for Kebbi State Television and Radio Stations for effective service delivery as against the skeletal services being experienced over the years.
The Special Adviser declared that ” On his part, Kauran Gwandu is evidently working, on your part we have to be following him bumper to bumper in order to consistently keep the public informed of the steady progress being achieved by the administration “
He maintained that in view of the remarkable support of Governor Nasir Kauran Gwandu to the state’s own two media organisations have no reason not to justify the expenses, therefore expected to closely monitor and consistently keep the people informed of the steady progress being achieved in all sectors of development.
The familiarisation visits also took the adviser to the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) Birnin Kebbi and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) Equity FM, Birnin Kebbi
He solicited for the support of the media organisations to Kauran Gwandu’s administration by complementing the efforts of the state own media outfits in informing the public about the giant strides being made in turning around the socio-economic and political fortunes of Kebbi State.
At the State Television, the General Manager Aminu Sani Kamba assured of the management preparedness of justifying the expenditure.
His counterpart at NTA, Babangida Layya and Umar Balarabe of FRCN , also requested for the Kebbi State government intervention by assisting with solutions for their logistics and infrastructure challenges, particularly power supply, mobility and working facilities.
