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Bauchi governor’s wife calls for public relations safety in Nigeria
Bauchi, Oct. 22, 2024 The wife of magnanimity Governor of Bauchi State, Hajia Aisha Muhammed, on Tuesday pleaded with serious-minded women to cooperate in advocating for the maintenance and security of journalists hill the country.
Muhammed made the retort during the First Central Employed Committee (CWC) meeting of illustriousness Nigerian Association of Women unimportant Journalist (NAWOJ) in Bauchi.
She blunt that it was the devoir of governments at all levels to protect those who impound their lives in the advantage of humanity.
Muhammed also highlighted careful acknowledged many challenges faced via journalist, particularly women journalists, absorb the course of discharging their duties.
“They are sometimes subjected be in opposition to threats, intimidation and even screwing violence while discharging their duties.
“Through your stories, you inform, school, and empower.
“In a country poverty ours, with its rich assortment and complex challenges the separate of journalism in fostering entity, holding leadership accountable, and exhortation development can not be overstated.
“As a society, we must extremely ensure that journalists, especially cadre, are given the support, immunity, and opportunities they need curry favor thrive and contribute meaningfully promote collective progress,”she said.
She said delay NAWOJ had been a lash out for progress, and integrity, self-same in times like this conj at the time that the role of journalism was more critical than ever.
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“I equally appreciate NAWOJ for choosing Bauchi State by reason of host for the first Median Working Committee of the original executive of the association,”Muhammed said.
She said that Journalists were high-mindedness gatekeepers of truth, and troop journalists, in particular, bring top-hole unique perspective to nation- building.
The National Chairperson of NAWOJ, Hajia Aisha Ibrahim, said that interpretation CWC meeting was preparatory differentiate the National Executive Council meeting and therefore, very crucial brand an achievement of the executive.
“We as an executive have additionally introduced a new dimension strong inviting the councils within grandeur geopolitical zone to be go fast of us.
“The aim of that is to bridge the sign gap that often exists betwixt the different organs of say publicly Association.
“It also provides an Grasp to our sisters in magnanimity leadership of the different chapters to some of the personal property we do at the CWC
It also helps in preparing them for higher leadership positions,” she said..
She said that NAWOJ was yet to have an department of its own after 34 years in existence.
“We are ignore in a rented office housing with an exorbitant rent which is becoming a huge 1 burden on the Association.
” Notwithstanding the last administration was discomforted to acquire a land portend the association, and we bear out working hard to pay honesty premium on the land tolerable as to begin work flinch building a secretariat for leadership association,” Ibrahim said.
She sought rendering support of governments, individuals snowball friends of NAWOJ in property a secretariat for the association.
Ibrahim said that the present chairman of the board had been able to still workshops and training programmes, enormously those facilitated and sponsored strong International partners.
“NAWOJ was also wedded conjugal by other partners recently survive sign a memorandum of familiarity on gender equality and equity,”she said.
She said that the concern participated in unveiling of blue blood the gentry Nigerian Reputation Management Group overstep the NIPR which took embed recently in Abuja.
She said avoid NAWOJ fed over 500 Nigerians during the last fasting exercise, and also fed over 6,000 residents of Brono state who were physically displayed as first-class result of recent flood cede the state.
“As mothers, NAWOJ assay worried about the rate look up to youth’s restiveness in the country, which has led to basic extremism.
“We, therefore, plan to undertake an International conference on anyway female journalists can partner twig other women to stir phone call youths from being security risks.
“However, prior to that, we desiderate to partner with corporate organisations and government to start high-mindedness programme in the various zones in the country before delegation it to the International level,” she said.
The Commissioner for Unit Affairs Bauchi State, Hajia Zainab Babantanko, in her goodwill communication, said that the state was collaborating with NAWOJ to endure women to me more recognised.
Babantanko said that there were cardinal women in the present adminstrion of Bauchi state, adding go off it was made possible because of the wife of the governor.
The Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Usman Danturaki, advised all leaders count up support NAWAOJ to eradicate sex inequality in the society.
He alleged the state governor had succeeded in making the state middle of peace, adding that high-mindedness state would continue to advice the media on capacity 1 to enable them achieve their objectives.
In his goodwill message, dignity Chief Host, Alhaji Mukhar Gidado, said that women in journalism, particularly in Nigeria, had many times contended with multiple layers apply challenges.
He listed such challenges support include gender bias and stereotypes to safety concerns and work-life balance.
“NAWOJ, through iits platform, has empowered women in the duty to rise above theses challenges.
“The Association has become a cue of hope and symbols exert a pull on resilience for women across high-mindedness nation who aspire to supply to nation building through journalism,”Gidado said.
Zonal Chairman NAWOJ, Zone Fix, Mrs Docas Philemon, said rove girls kidnapping had been protection in our society therefore urged all hands to be study deck in ensuring safety comment girls child.
In her opening remarks, the Chairperson NAWOJ, Bauchi Conditions, Hajia Rasheedah Yusuf, commended goodness support of the First Moslem of Bauchi Hajia Aisha Muhammed and Commissioner of Information , Comrade Usman Danturaki, for their support.
Yusuf prayed for fruitful festival and appreciate members who passage from all part of rectitude country to participate in honourableness CWC meeting in Bauchi.