Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna state has been conferred with the Fellowship of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) because he has demonstrated merit in service to the state and the nation at large, national president of NIPR, Dr Ike Neliaku, has said.
Underscoring the importance of the investiture at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Dr Neliaku, said “we are very careful of those that wear the brand of NIPR.’’
He stated further that the honouree must have demonstrated that he has ‘’something to offer the citizens, something to offer the nation, something to offer your people.
“And from our record, Your Excellency, you have met those requirements. And that is why the entire council of the institute from all over Nigeria are here with us,’’ he added.
He recalled that Sokoto road that leads to Government House Kaduna, was dualised in 1999 and since then, “no administration has touched the road until you came 27 years after.’’
He pointed out that Governor Sani is not just rehabilitating the road but doing a complete reconstruction of Sokoto road.
Dr Neliaku further said that the NIPR Act stipulates that the governor of a state is the patron of the institute while the president of Nigeria is the grand patron.