NIPR, NUJ, NALVEJ, ACF, IPU, Others Hail Salahu’s Appointment As Special Adviser/ Counselor To Kwara Governor

 

Notable professional and socio-cultural organisations have hailed the appointment of a media guru and Fellow of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations( NIPR), Alh Saadu Salahu as Special Adviser and Counselor to Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.

Salahu had at different times during the first tenure of Governor AbdulRazaq served as Special Adviser on Political Matters and Special Adviser on Strategy

The Special Adviser and Counselor is directly responsible for providing senior policy support services as well as providing coordination, facilitation and analysis services to the governor.

Professional bodies and organisations that have hailed the latest appointment of Salahu included the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), National League of Veteran Journalists (NALVEJ), Arewa Consultative Forum(ACF) Gamji Members Association (GAMA) and the Ibagun Progressive Union (IPU).

In its congratulatory message, the NIPR expressed delight over the appointment of Salahu into the exalted office of the special adviser and counsellor to the state governor.

The NIPR praised Governor AbdulRazaq for finding the prominent public relations practitioner and a Fellow of the Institute worthy of the appointment.

A statement jointly signed by the acting chairman of NIPR in the state, Mr Gbenga Ishola and secretary, Mallam AbdulRahman Sanni, expressed confidence in the ability of Salahu to turn around the organisation for consolidation of better achievements.

The NIPR while charging the new appointee to put his expertise and wealth of experience into bear in his new assignment, enjoined him to continue to be a worthy ambassador of the Institute.

It, however, pledged its unflinching support for Governor AbdulRazaq’s led administration in its bid to take Kwara to an enviable level.

The association also congratulated all NIPR members both in Kwara and Nigeria at large for the reappointment of one of its fellows as a major stakeholder in the system.

Also, the state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in a statement signed by its chairman, Abdullateef ‘Lanre Ahmed, thanked Governor AbdulRazaq for finding Journalists worthy of those who form his cabinet.

“The Kwara State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) is appreciative of the gesture of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, especially his special interest for journalists in the choice of those who work with him.

“The reappointment of Alhaji Saadu Salaudeen as his Special Adviser and Counselor is an attestation to the respect and reverence with which the Governor holds journalists.

“We are glad that the appointees, who are veterans in the journalism fraternity including the latest appointee, did not disappoint in the previous offices they were entrusted, and we urge them not to drop the ball.

“NUJ, as a formidable union, would not rest on its oars in upholding the truth at all times, and serving as one of the pillars that hold and stabilize democratic governance”, Ahmed said.

The NALVEJ in a statement signed by its state’s chairman, Alh Tunde Akanbi and publicity secretary, Alh Abdullahi Olesin, described Salahu’s appointment as well deserved.

The league praised Governor AbdulRazaq for seeing journalists as indispensable partners in the running of the affairs of the state.

It noted that Salahu’s appointment was the third of such sensitive appointments given to journalists in the new administration of Governor AbdulRazaq, recalling the appointments of Rafiu Ajakaye as the chief press secretary and Alh Bashir Adigun as special adviser on Media.

The league assured the governor that the appointees would deliver on their respective mandate, given their enviable track records of achievements in the offices they held in the past.

For its part, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) in a statement signed by its state’s chairman, Dr Mohammed Ghali Alaaya, said that Salahu earned the new appointment and elevation.

The ACF described Salahu’s commitment to the success of the administration of Governor AbdulRazaq and passion for the development of the state as remarkable and unquantifiable.

It prayed to Allah to grant Salahu, the governor and other cabinet members a successful tenure.

In its message, the Gamji Members Association (GAMA) also hailed Salahu’s appointment.

GAMA in a statement signed by its president general, Alh Tunde Akanbi and director of publicity, Alh Abdullahi Olesin, thanked the governor for finding one of its members worthy of the appointment as Special Adviser and Counselor.

At the home front, the Ibagun Progressive Union( IPU) in a statement said it received the announcement of Salahu’s appointment with a lot of
excitement.

The statement signed by IPU chairman, Alh Kuranga Omomeji Morogun reads: Welcome the new special adviser and counselor to the Governor!!! Our traditional chief, Alh Zakariayau Iyanda Maliki, IPU, Egbe Agba, the Stakeholders Forum and the Entire Ibagun/ Okelele community proudly felicitate with our son of the soil, the gargantuan Salahudeen, on his new appointment as the Special Adviser and Counselor to His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Kwara State !!!

“We thank His Excellency for his kind gesture. We pray to Allah to grant the governor a successful tenure while assuring him of the continued support of our people. May Allah sustain this government, crown it with more achievements in years ahead and grant Salahudeen the wherewithal to pilot the affairs of his new assignment.”

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