Kaduna NUJ honours Senator Uba Sani with ‘Outstanding’ award
- Senator Uba Sani has bagged the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) award
- The NUJ conferred the award on the lawmaker on Saturday, April 10
- Senator Sani said that the award would help do more his legislative duties
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The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has bestowed on Senator Uba Sani the award of 'Outstanding senator' in the 9th National Assembly, describing the lawmaker as the most "media-friendly" in the northwest.
Legit.ng's regional reporter in Kaduna, Nasir Damabatta, reports that the lawmaker bagged the award during the roundtable discussion on the effects of fake news on governance, organized by seven (7) of the northwest states in Arewa House at the weekend.
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Senator Uba, who expressed delight over the award, which was the first of its kind in the history of the union's northwest zone, said it was a challenge for him to redouble his legislative efforts.
The Nigerian Bar Association, Kaduna state chapter had also honuored the senator with the "Icon of Change" award on December 17, 2020, based on his sterling performance and philanthropy in northern Nigeria.
The award, according to the NBA was due to Uba Sani's deployment of huge resources to the economic empowerment of underprivileged people in his constituency.
The lawyers' body, which has branches all over Nigeria, periodically honours people with proven records of achievements.
The NUJ award at the northwest roundtable in Kaduna has been described by observers as an addition to the number of honours bestowed on the lawmaker, who reportedly has 18 bills to his credit in less than two years.
It added that one of the bills BOFIA Act was the first to be assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The BOFIA Act was a replacement of a 34-year-old obsolete banking law that could not be amended after several attempts by the Senate in the past until the lawmaker initiated the bill for its successful repeal in the year 2020.
The NUJ also gave out awards as a mark of appreciation to its former ex-officios' struggle to sustain the tempo of the union's efforts towards professionalism.
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In attendance at the roundtable was the national president of the NUJ, Comrade Chris Isiguzo, the national secretary, Shuaibu Usman Leman, the Kaduna state commissioner of police, among a host of other dignitaries drawn from the private sector, civil society, other professionals, and the political class.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had previously reported that Senator Uba Sani was honoured by the state branch of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
It was reported that the award was in recognition of his good works towards the uplift of the downtrodden, capacity building and provision of certain basic needs to the people of Kaduna central senatorial zone.
Source: Legit.ng
