President
Muhammadu Buhari has vowed not to disappoint Nigerians in appreciation for the
confidence reposed in him by people from different walks of life.
The
President spoke on Thursday at State House, Abuja, as he was decorated Grand
Patron of the Nigerian Media Merit Award by the Board of Trustees of the prime
media awards organisation in the country.
He described
the investiture as “a timely honour”, adding that he had known a good number of
the members of the NMMA board “since the time I didn’t even know I would be
here”.
Former
Director-General of the Nigerian Television Authority, Mr Vincent Maduka, who
led the delegation, said Buhari was qualified to be grand patron “because you
respect the rights of the media to practice, without any hindrance”.
He noted
that under Buhari, no media house had been shut, and the first ever campus
television licence was awarded to the University of Lagos, under the
chairmanship of veteran Mass Communication teacher, Prof. Ralph Akinfeleye.
Maduka
explained that the NMMA was established in 1990, to promote excellence in
Nigerian media, and has hosted 26 grand award presentations, with the latest
that held just a week ago.
He added
that part of the goals of NMMA was the promotion of professionalism, patriotism
and unity of the country.
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