The Kano State House of Assembly has screened the Director General, Media and Publicity, Government House, Alhaji Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, following his nomination as commissioner.
The screening took place on Tuesday after Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf formally presented the names of Dawakin Tofa and Hon.
Balarabe Sa’idu Gani to the Assembly on Monday for screening and ratification.
This was made known in a statement signed by the Director of Public Enlightenment, Government House, Usman Gwadabe, on Tuesday.
At the plenary, the Speaker of the Assembly, Jibril Ismail Falgore greeted Dawakin Tofa and invited him to brief parliamentarians on his personal and professional experience.
After his presentation, members of the Assembly questioned him on issues affecting many sectors, including government communication and media management.
Responding to questions on how to improve the government’s relationship with the media and how to manage the digital media space, Dawakin Tofa, who has over 22 years of professional experience in journalism, said proactive information management was the key to tackling public communication problems.
He said that the Assembly should work with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation to enact legislation that regulate the use of social media in line with the cultural norms and socioeconomic values of Kano State.
The commissioner-designate also pledged to enhance government-owned media organisations to do better and become competitive.
He expressly emphasised that Triumph Publishing Company should continue to print newspapers and other publications and that a substantive leader should be selected to run its business.
Dawakin Tofa also assured that Radio Kano Corporation and Abubakar Rimi Television (ARTV) would be re-positioned to strengthen their operations and capacities.
He expressed gratitude to Governor Yusuf for choosing him and the lawmakers for carrying out the screening, promising to project the good image of Kano State.
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