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The Deputy Governor of Niger State, Comrade Yakubu Garba, has described the death of a former Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Chairman, Comrade Mohammed Adams Erena, as a great loss to the country, the state, and the entire labour family.
The Deputy Governor, in a condolence message through his Press Secretary, Ummikhaltume Abdullahi Kuta, said the veteran labour leader died at a time when his advice, contribution, and mentorship were mostly needed for the growth and development of the state.
Comrade Yakubu Garba said he feels saddened over the demise of Comrade Adams Erena, despite the fact that death is inevitable, because from Allah we come and to Him we shall all return.
He described the former Secretary to the Niger State Government as a great man who lived an exemplary life that was hinged on modesty, truth, fairness, accountability, and the fear of Allah.
The Deputy Governor expressed his heartfelt condolences to the Executive Governor of Niger State, Hon. Mohammed Umaru Bago, the entire Labour family, the immediate family of the deceased, and the entire Nigerlite community.
While praying for the soul of the veteran comrade to rest in paradise, Comrade Yakubu Garba urged the bereaved to take solace in God as He gives and takes.
Until his death, Comrade Adams Erena was a Special Adviser to the Farmer Governor of Niger State on Labour Affairs and Chairman of the Niger State Veteran Comrades' Forum.
The late Comrade Adams Erena, who died in the early hours of Sunday, has since been buried according to Islamic injunctions after the funeral prayers at the Emir's Palace in Minna.
Niger State Government to host the National Council on Information meeting, to be tagged "Minna 2024".
Although the date of the event was not announced, the plan was disclosed on Thursday by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris Malagi, when the Niger State Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Hon. Binta Mamman, paid him a courtesy visit at his office in Abuja.
The minister said the proposed plan to host the National Council of Information meeting in Minna was part of the federal government's Renew Hope Agenda on the Information Sector, which he said has aligned with the New Niger Agenda of Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago.
"I will discuss it with the president, my state governor, and the Council so that it will be hosted by my state. Though they will say I am selfish, let it be the first under my watch to be hosted in my state," Malagi said.
He noted that the meeting will afford the state the opportunity to showcase its New Niger Agenda's strategies and programmes, adding that part of the Renew Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was to carry out town hall meetings across the 36 states, within the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria.
The minister described the town hall interaction as a medium for exchanging ideas and taking feedback from people as a catalyst for the implementation of Renew Hope initiatives across all sectors of the nation's economy.
Earlier in her submission, the Niger State Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Binta Mamman, applauded the decision of the federal ministry of information to host the National Council of Information meeting in Niger State, saying the gesture will greatly spur the farmer governor, Muhammad Umaru Bago, towards providing adequate support for the information sector to strive for and propagate the New Niger Agenda.
Noting that the Council on Information meeting in Minna will be a plus in showcasing the state's transformational projects, the commissioner said, 'we are pleased as a state to receive this gesture from you as our own.
"We also want you to support us in the area of retreat, training, and retraining our information officers. We want to urge you to always remember us if there are opportunities that the state information sector can benefit from your good office.
"We assure you that the National Council of Information hosted by our state will be impactful to the New Niger Agenda of Farmer Governor Bago," she added.
The State Commissioner was accompanied by the General Manager of Radio Niger, Kabiru Ibrahim, and the Director of Information, Mrs. Hassana Joan Kpetu.
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