Our Correspondent
A former chairman of Nigeria Union of Journalists in Kano Comrade Sama’ila Ammai Maizare, has enjoined the new leadership in Kano to do the needful in sanitizing the pen profession
He was speaking while exchanging views with the Executive on a courtesy call
He pointed out that this became necessary in view of how such people are denting the good name of the profession being the fourth estate of the realm
Comrade Maizare maintained that hands need to be joined together so as to salvage the situation before it degenerate
He described the proliferation of media outlets statewide as blessing in disguise in view of the position of thestate as commercial and knowledge hub
The former Chairman posited that there was no doubt about the statement going by the healthy rivalry among the channels in gaining the confidence of teeming listeners and how school leavers and graduates secured employments hence helped in reducing the number of spongers roaming across the society
Comrade Maizare who thanked the new Executives for the call, called on the chairman to run a receptive administration,open room for corrections and forgiveness as their is no perfection in humanity with a view to attaining set goals and objectives
Earlier Comrade Dederi who recalled some phrases that said experience is the best teacher and words of elders entails wisdom,said they were at the office to tap from his vast experience being an old horse in the system
Comrade Dederi thanked the veteran journalist for the support and encouragement he gave the youth o clock team during their electioneering campaign for the exalted seat,and however hoped they will be alerted whenever they miss the road in the challenge ahead as they are not super human beings
The Chairman maintained that the media tour embarked upon was aimed at propagating love,understanding , inclusiveness and togetherness as according to him members of the industry are a United family
He applauded the host for the warmest reception he accorded them pledging to look into the array of pieces of advice he rendered in order to make the union second to none among it peers
