By MUHAMMAD SABIU, Kaduna

Zamfara State Commissioner for Information, Alh Ibrahim Dosara has said the state governor, Bello Matawalle is working to ensure Zamfara State owns a functional television station.

‘The most disturbing issue to His Excellency is that the state remains the only state in Nigeria without a functional television station. The government of His Excellency made giant efforts to overcome the problem.

He said, “I am happy to inform you that TV equipment worth millions of naira has been purchased while the FM station has reached 90 per cent stage of completion.

The commissioner who made the declaration in a press conference in Kaduna at the weekend also said, “The administration of Governor Bello Matawalle focuses attention on the media industry.

“Press-government relationship is very cordial and with my coming as the Commissioner, the state government is determined to enhance the relationship even further.

“We have both print and electronic media houses in the state. We have the Zamfara Radio and Television stations (ZRTV), the Zamfara State Printing and Publishing Company—publishers of the legacy newspaper in addition to correspondents or representatives of almost all media houses in Nigeria and beyond reporting activities in Zamfara state.

He said the Zamfara state Radio station which was gutted by fire during the administration of the past government had been rehabilitated.

“All the studios of the station, the admin block have been rehabilitated with equipment worth billions of naira purchased. The radio station is 100 per cent functional,” the commissioner added.(Saturday Tribune)

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