[Press Release] Former Executive Director [Programmes], Nigerian Television Authority [NTA] and one-time Director General National Lottery Regulatory Commission, Chief [Dr] Peter Igho (MFR) has commended the students, management and staff members of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto Campus Radio on the occasion of its one year anniversary of excellent transmission which was marked last weekend.
Dr Igho (DanJikan Kabi ) commended the Head of Department, Mass Communication, staff members and students of the department for the tenacity and doggedness in getting the FM station on air within the short period of the existence of the department of Mass Communication.
The prolific Producer/Director of NTA’s famous drama series “Cock crow at dawn” and many other iconic programmes, who was also pioneer Controller Programmes Nigerian Television Authority Sokoto in the seventies, could not hide his excitement at the level of creative programmes transmitted daily on the station.
One of the Senior Lecturers at the department and former staff member of NTA Sokoto, Dr Danladi Bako, had earlier briefed Chief Peter Igho that the Mass Communication department of Usmanu Danfodiyo University which is just five years in existence was now teaching courses like Television production and Film studies along with Radio broadcasting.
This drew further commendation from Olorogun Igho who said: “I am very excited about this, and I express my sincere congratulations to the Vice Chancellor, Professor Bashir Garba MFR, Dean of Faculty of Social Science and Head of Department, Dr Mijinyawa as well as the staff members and students of Mass Communication department on this giant stride.”
Igho stated that he hoped one day graduates of film studies from the department would be able to shoot iconic historical movies that were based on the teachings and lives of the founding fathers of the Sokoto Caliphate in order to preserve the culture and tradition as well as internationalise the rich knowledge of the people.
e- Signed
Dr Danladi Bako, OON
Senior Lecturer
Usmanu Danfodiyo University
Sokoto
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