An karrama Gwamnan Jihar Katsina, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, PhD CON, da lambar yabo ta Ma’aikata/Media Friendly Award a karo na uku na kungiyar ‘yan jarida ta kasa (NUJ) ta kasa, babban Ganewar Alamomin Kafafen Yada Labarai a Najeriya.
Bikin wanda aka gudanar a yau a Otal din filin jirgin sama na Legas, Ikeja, mai taken “Tatsuniyoyi na Media: Siffata Labarun, Ƙarfafa Ƙarfafawa,” ya tattaro masu fada aji a aikin jarida da gudanar da mulki a Najeriya.
A jawabinsa na karramawa, Gwamna Radda ya jaddada muhimmiyar rawar da aikin jarida ke takawa wajen gudanar da mulkin dimokradiyya. Ya ce aikin jarida shi ne kashin bayan dimokradiyya. “Yana baiwa daidaikun jama’a karfi, da rike masu iko, da kuma samar da tattaunawa mai ma’ana. Wannan karramawar da kungiyar ‘yan jarida ta Najeriya ta samu ba wai wani ci gaba ba ne kawai, yana shaida irin karfin aikin jarida wajen tsara al’ummarmu.”
“Ina alfahari da kasancewa cikin al’ummar da ke nuna kanta ga neman gaskiya da bayar da shawarwari,” in ji Gwamna Radda. Gwamnan ya kara da cewa, “Wannan lambar yabo ta tunatar da mu cewa ba a taba yin aikinmu ba, dole ne mu ci gaba da tabbatar da gaskiya, mu kara zage-zage da kuma fafutukar ganin mun yi fice a dukkan ayyukan da muke yi.”
A jawabinsa na bude taron, shugaban NUJ na kasa, Chris Isiguzo, MFR, ya yi x-ray a matsayin muhimmiyar rawar da kafafen yada labarai ke takawa wajen ci gaban kasa. Isiguzo ya bayyana cewa “Kafofin watsa labarai a koyaushe su ne tushen dimokuradiyya.” “Mu ne masu sa ido kan bukatun jama’a, muna rike da madafun iko tare da tabbatar da cewa ba a nutsar da muryar jama’a cikin hayaniyar siyasa da bangaranci ba.
Isiguzo ya nuna godiya ga manyan baki a wajen bikin. Ya amince da Gwamnonin jihohin Katsina da Akwa Ibom — Malam Dikko Umaru Radda PhD CON da Fasto Umo Bassey Eno saboda kasancewarsu. Ya kara da cewa halartar wadannan shugabanni a wannan taron ya nuna mutuntawa da mutunta kafafen yada labarai.
“Gwamnonin sun ba mu kalamansu kuma sun mutunta kalaman nasu. Hakika muna matukar godiya ga ku masu girma,” in ji Isiguzo.
Taron ya kuma samu halartar fitaccen malami kuma tsohon shugaban sashen sadarwa na jami’ar Legas, Farfesa Ralph Akinfeleye a matsayin babban mai jawabi. Yana ba da haske game da yadda kafofin watsa labaru ke tsara labaran da kuma ƙarfafa tsararraki.
Sauran wadanda suka samu kyaututtukan sun hada da Farfesa Umar Pate, ACSPN; Dr. Yemi Farounbi; Ta’aziyya Umanah; Shuaibu Leman; Madam Dame Comfort Obi, OON da sauransu.
Karramawar da Gwamna Radda ya samu a wannan gagarumin biki na kara nuna jajircewarsa wajen tabbatar da gaskiya da rikon amana da kuma ci gaban aikin jarida a Najeriya.
Kasancewar sa a cikin jaruman kafafen yada labarai na nuni da yadda ake samun hadin kai tsakanin shugabancin gwamnati da ‘yan jarida wajen tsara makomar dimokuradiyyar Najeriya.