Going by an adage that says slow but steady wins the race, August 10th 2025 marks a water shed in the history of current leadership of the state council of the Nigeria union of journalists NUJ under the able leadership of youthful, agile, easy going and exuberant comrade Sulaiman Abdullahi Dederi as they clocked a year of successful, transformative and examplenary administration.
Despite challenges here and there which is a natural phenomenon as far human being are concerned the Dederi’s cabinet have recorded tremendous achievements during the period under review.
In a message to the entire practicing journalists in Kano jointly signed by the Chairman comrade Sulaiman Abdullahi Dederi and secretary Abubakar Shehu kwaru they appreciated the maximum support and cooperation they have been receiving from the larger membership which is the secret behind the trait.
It recalled that, during the period under review the present leadership participated actively in so many journalists related activities and programmes within and outside the state.
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They include the National Triennial Delegates conference held in Owerri, the capital city of Imo state as well as recent NUJ’s seventieth Anniversary staged at federal capital Territory, Abuja.
It added that, the state council also succeeded in ensuring hitch free election of the state chapter of the Nigeria Association of Women journalists NAWOJ, likewise that of Freedom radio, Abubakar Rimi Television ARTV, Pyramid radio and Kano correspondents ‘s chapel.
Spectacularly, the Dederi led cabinet of the pen professionals in the pyramid City also triumphed in securing the mandate from the National secretariat for establishing additional five new chapels prominent among them Online which have since been inaugurated aimed at sensitizing the community on new media organisations affairs.
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The council within a short period in office actualized some of its five points agenda including rebranding the council, maintaining ethics of journalism, capacity building and welfare of the members.
The present leadership also carried out some minor renovations at the press centre and above all the ongoing work of reestablishing the union’s clinic for the benefit of members and their households.
The council also abled to conduct maiden special Ramadan iftar which brought together working and veterans journalists, in which rice the staple food across the larger environment was distributed as a gesture courtesy of both the state and federal government’s magnanimity.
The state council within the period moreover, facilitated the appointment of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf as Grand patron of the union and consequently the NUJ most media friendly Governor of the year, 2025.
“It is worthy of note as we attained a year in office to hail the existing cordial rapport between the state government and the unit more than ever before in view of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s extra ordinary attributes coupled with the openness and friendliness of the image maker of the Government the commissioner of information comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya who is always committed in ensuring the overall success of the Association’s activities.
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“Righteously, as we celebrate a year on the union’s top most seat at state level, the message will not be complete without applauding the government for bank rolling the National Executive council meeting of the union to be held between Monday 11th to Wednesday 13th of August, 2025.
“Thus, as we pray the remaining two years of our first term will be superb, we would like to seize the medium to welcome our guests from parts of the country who will gather for the National event particularly the president comrade Alhassan Yahya, his Deputy Dr. Abimbola Oyetunde as well as entire NEC members, a happy stay and meaningful discourse and safe trip.
Thank you all and God bless.
Signed:
Abubakar Shehu kwaru
Secretary,
NUJ, Kano state council
10th August, 2025
