Speaker Magarya bags Fellowship award

Speaker, Zamfara state House of Assembly, Nasiru Ma,azu Magarya

FROM : SURAJO MUHAMMAD

Speaker, Zamfara state  House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Nasiru Mu’azu Magarya  has been awarded with the African Institute of Public Health Professionals Fellowship award.

In a statement issued to newsmen by the Director General, Zamfara state House of Assembly, Malam Mustafa Jafaru Kaura in Gusau stated that the Conferment of the award to the Speaker in a ceremony held in Sokoto recently by  the Registrar of the institute, Mr Ayodele Bankole James said Speaker Magarya was carefully chosen judging by his track record as Chief lawmaker of the state with particular emphasis on his superlative performance as Chairman Task Force Committee on prevention and control of Covid-19 pandemic in the state.  

 “this Fellowship award is only conferred on public  health officers  that excelled in their professional career which Speaker Nasiru Magarya happened to be one of them in recent time,” Mr Bankole James said.

Earliar in his remarks the Chairman, Governing Council of the institute, Professor O.C Abanobi who was represented by the Chairman, Sokoto, Zamfara and Kebbi states chapters,  Dr Muhammad Idris Gusau charge Speaker Magarya and other awards recipients to be good ambassadors of the institute by   demonstrating  good conduct and morality where ever they found themselves.

 ” To whom much is given, much is also expected, i charged you not to be distracted from your good conduct  and behaviour”, prof Abanobi added.

Responding on behalf of the awards recipients, Speaker Magarya said, he was highly elated for the award considering the fact that it came from his professional body and promise to justify the confidence repose on him.

” This award will be a motivating factor to me  and my  colleagues that recieved the award in putting our best in service to humanity across the North-western states of Sokoto Kebbi and Zamfara”, Magarya said.

 During the presentation about fourteen Public Health professionals together with Speaker Nasiru Magarya were awarded among them are, the former  Kebbi state Deputy Speaker, Rt. Hon. Jafar Muhammad, Sokoto state Commissioner for Health Dr Muhammad Ali Inname, immediate past Zamfara state Commissioner for Healt Hon. Yahaiya Muhammad  Kanoma and miss Ebero joy, a Nursing officer from Kebbi state among others .