By Bashir Adamu:
A Veteran media practitioner, Alhaji Yakubu Yari Bawa, has donated communication gadgets including microphones and CD plates to the state-owned Bauchi Radio Corporation (BRC) and the Bauchi State Television (BATV) to support their operations.
Presenting the items, Alhaji Yakubu Bawa said the gesture was his way of giving back to the media industry for its immense contributions to the society and to his professional career over the years.
He explained that the donation was also aimed at complementing the efforts of the Bauchi State Government under the leadership of Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed to modernize and digitize state-owned media organizations.
The Bauchi State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Alhaji Usman Usman Shehu, who received the items on behalf of the state government, commended the donor for the thoughtful gesture and support to public media institutions.
He noted that the donation would go a long way in improving the working tools of journalists and broadcasters in the state-owned media establishments.
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Comrade Muktar Gidado, who was represented at the event by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Communication, Alhaji Abdulwahab Muhammad, also applauded the initiative, describing it as a meaningful contribution to the growth of the media sector.
The. Managing Directors of Bauchi Radio Corporation Alh Umar Muhammed Shira and Bauchi State Television, Mrs.Fibi kafi alongside the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Bauchi State Council, Umar Sa’id, expressed appreciation to Yakubu Yari Bawa for the donation and commended his commitment to the development of journalism profession in Bauchi State.
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