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By Sani Surajo Abubakar
Penultimate Sunday, the ancient town of Dawakin Tofa in Dawakin Tofa local government area of Kano state had received hundreds of family, friends, colleagues, political associates and well wishers from different walks of life who gathered at the town’s Model primary school to celebrate with the son of the soil, Sanusi Ahmad Bature Dawakin Tofa who was appointed as the Chief Press Secretary to the Kano state Governor, Engineer Abba Kabir Yusuf.
The celebration was in recognition of the appointees effort to the development of his home town and many villages in the old Dawakin Tofa that comprises of Tofa and Rimin Gado local governments respectively.
The key speaker at the event, Dr Sule Ya’u Sule, a senior lecturer with department of Mass Communication Bayero University Kano (BUK) and former director press, Government house, during two military administrators and Chief Press Secretary during the Shekara’u government called on people of Dawakin Tofa to continue to pray to Sanusi Bature to perform creditably.
In the words of Dr Ya”u, ” the position of Press Secretary is very sensitive and is given to someone who is trusted and a confidant because he is privy to confidential and classical information about his boss and he need to be careful in the conduct of his undertakings”
The reverred Public relations czar assured his readiness to render helping hands to the newly appointed Chief Press Secretary to deliver on the herculean task resting on his shoulders as the mouthpiece of the state Governor.
Another communication scholar and the head of department of Mass Communication of BUK, Professor Mai Nasara Yakubu Kurfi, said he wasn’t surprised with the appointment of Sanusi Ahmad Bature Dawakin Tofa as the Chief Press Secretary to Kano Govenor as he is committed, dedicated and he is applying the rudiments of public relations in carrying out his journalistic tasks.
Professor Auwalu Arzai of the department of Biological sciences of BUK who also spoke at the occasion called on the appointee to work hard, be beneficial to the people of his immediate community, Kano state and Nigeria in general.
Professor Arzai went extra mile to quote a hadith of the prophet Muhammad peace be upon him that was saying ” the best among mankind is the one that people benefits from him” and maintained that Dawakin Tofa has produced prominent people of high calibre that excelled in so many fields of human endeavour and are positively contributing in the development of the nation.
The representative of the state office of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr Hamisu Sadi Ali, thanked the Governor of Kano Alh Abba Kabir Yusuf for appointing Sanusi Bature as his Press Secretary, a position that is well deserved looking at the commitment, hardwork and passion the appointee has been exhibiting in the discharge of his duties and expressed optimism that the appointee will perform above board.
A childhood friend of the appointee, Ibrahim Yaro Dawakin Tofa extolled the virtues of the chief Press Secretary whom he described as trustworthy, patient, easy- going, committed and a knowledge seeker in his life whose penchant for seeking knowledge took him to so many schools within and outside the shores of the country.
Ibrahim Yaro said the occasion was organised to recognise with Sanusi Bature and appreciate his contribution towards the development of Dawakin Tofa and Kano state and was full of hope that Sunusi’s appointment will benefit all.
Responding, the appointee who was visibly elated appreciated people of the old Dawakin Tofa for recognising and celebrating with him pledging to work hard to justify the confidence repose in him by Kano state government and people of his community.
He also thanked Kano Governor for the appointment ” I want to use the opportunity to send my sincere appreciation to my boss Engr Abba Kabir Yusuf for finding me worthy of appointment into the position of Chief Press Secretary, a position that I have served for over five years when he was a candidate of our party and movement Kwankwasiyya”
To the people of his community, Sunusi Bature urged them, ” what i require from you for the moment is your sincere prayers, encouragement and whatever you can do to make sure that we succeed in this journey to destiny and insha’Allah you Will find me a good ambassador worthy of emulation”.
Other personalities who spoke at occasion include; Dr Kabiru Ado Zakirai, Alh Sani Abdulkadir Dembo, ex-chairman of Kano state Board of Internal Revenue and an elder statesman, Alh Mahmud Baffa Yola.
Sani Surajo Abubakar is Assistant Chief Information Officer, Government house, Kano.