Journalists in Katsina State have been commended for their role in the successful conduct of the 2023 general elections.
The Kanwan Katsina District Head of Ketare, Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara made the commendation when the executive of the Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ) Katsina State Council paid him a courtesy visit in his palace.
He remarked that journalists in the state played a vital role of educating and enlightening the voters on voting process, PVC registration and collection and the importance of a hitch free elections.
Similarly, the monarch said the working journalists have respected the mandate of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the area of voting process, result collation and declaration of result.
Alhaji Usman Bello Kankara commended the way teams of journalists traveled far and wide the nooks and crannies of the state to provide real time reportage of the process.
The Kanwan Katsina while congratulating the executives, who were sworn in for tenure of three years in office, urged them to justify the confidence repose in them.
While welcoming them to the palace of the district head of Ketare, the traditional ruler said he felt honored with the way the entire executives of the NUJ paid him a courtesy visit to welcome him back from a trip to Saudi Arabia for Lesser Hajj.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Katsina State Council of the NUJ, Comrade Tukur Hassan Dan Ali said they were at the Ketare District Head Palace to felicitate him on safe return from his travels and as part of the celebration of the World Press Freedom Day. Similarly, the Chairman said since the inauguration, the executive members could not present themselves on official capacity to the royal father to seek for continued support and advice as always.
