From Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi
Kebbi State Governor Dr Nasir Idris has approved the appointment of a former staff member of Concord newspaper, Alhaji Abdullahi Idris-Zuru, as special adviser to the governor on communication and strategy.
The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Idris, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi. Idris explained that the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Yakubu Bala-Tafida, confirmed his appointment in a statement signed by him
According to him, “the appointment was purely based on merit, and expected the appointee to show total commitment, devotion, high sense of responsibility and professional capability in the discharge of his responsibility”.
It could be recalled that Abdullahi-Zuru is a seasoned journalist with requisite professional experience and competence.
The appointee started the practice of journalism in Sokoto with the defunct Concord Group of Newspapers as a State Correspondent in 1988.
He became the Chief Correspondent of the Newspapers in Katsina, Kebbi, Borno and Yobe States before he was appointed Assistant Bureau-Chief in-charge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
Abdullahi-Zuru was a News Editor in Daily Trust Newspapers before he moved to This day Newspapers and became the Regional Editor in Maiduguri.
He also served as Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the former Kebbi State Governor, Sen. Adamu Aliero and later at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as Media Adviser.