Hafsat Sani Usman of Abubakar Rimi Television (ARTV) Kano, has on Tuesday emerged as Chairperson of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalist (NAWOJ) Kano chapter.
Hafsat and five others would run the affairs of the union for the next three years.
Inaugurating the new executives, Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammed Garba, also a one time Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Kano, said the inauguration of the new exco should fill in the gap for women journalists in Kano.
“The state government will assist and support the new exco in carrying out their duties successfully,” he stated.
The commissioner said leading the NAWOJ was a serious challenge and urged them to do their best to meet up to standard.
In his remarks, the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mallam Abbas Ibrahim, urged the new exco members to fill in the gaps of lapses in the union and remain as one.
He said they should not allow anyone to intimidate them while discharging their duties.
In her acceptance speech, The newly elected Chairperson, Hafsat Sani-Usman, pledged to carry along all members and support the union accordingly.
According to her, “valuable women do many things except things that will not add value to humanity”.
“Gender based violence is a worrisome phenomenon in the society and needs to be addressed squarely; as journalists, we must raise voices for voiceless against social ill, ” she said.
The new executives include Aisha Ahmed (NAN), Vice Chairperson, Elizabeth Ila, Secretary (NTA); Rukayya Umar, Assistant Secretary (Radio Kano); Shamsiyya Ibrahim, Treasurer (NOA) and Binta Kabir-Usman, Auditor from Ministry of Information.
