By Amina Mohammed, Lafia.
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state
The Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has approved the renovation of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Secretariat in the state.
The Commissioner for Information, Culture, and Tourism, Mr. Ibrahim Agbolo, stated this during a courtesy call at the NUJ press center on Tuesday in Lafia.
According to the commissioner, the governor has “graciously approved” the renovation of the Secretariat because of the critical role members of the union are playing towards propagating the policies and programmes of the state government to the outside world.
“Our renovation will cover total upgrading of the structure and installation of the state-of-the-art facilities to make it a modern building,” he said.
On the essence of the visit, Mr. Agbolo said it was aimed at familiarising with the leadership of the union and other critical stakeholders in the information sector to strengthen the existing partnership.
“This is my first official assignment outside the ministry and I have decided to start with the union because of how important journalists are to us.
“We are going to work with you and other critical stakeholders to propagate the things that the state government has been doing across the state.
“You know, Gov. Abdullahi Sule has done a lot and is still doing much in different sectors of the economy to better the lives of the citizens,” the commissioner explained.
Agbolo further said that the governor has invested a lot in security, infrastructures, agriculture, education, youth and women empowerment, and human capital development among others.
Responding, NUJ Chairman in the state, Salihu Alkali commended the commissioner and his team for the visit and recognition.
Responding,the NUJ Chairman said the gesture by the governor to remodel and upgrade the press center would never be forgotten by the entire journalists in the state.
Alkali, however, assured the commissioner that journalists in the state would continue to do their work professionally, devoid of sentiment.
“NUJ and by extension, all journalists will collaborate with the state government and other stakeholders to propagate its activities with a view of making the state better,” the Chairman added.
The Commissioner was accompanied at a visit by Yusuf Musa, Permanent Secretary of the ministry, and other Directors.
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