Gov Abba’s Spokesperson, Police Commissioner, Manyan Mata Bag Arewa Stars Awards
The Director General, Media and Publicity to Kano State Governor, Mr. Sanusi Bature, the Commissioner of Police, CP Usaini Muhammad Gumel and the producer of Manyan Mata were among the recipients of honorary award categories at the second edition of the 30 under 30 Arewa Stars Awards and Conference.
The 2023 award ceremony, which took place at the Tahir Guest Palace Kano City on Friday night, was organised by the Arewa Agenda, a publication of Image Merchants Promotion Limited (IMPR) – publishers of PRNigeria and other titles in collaboration with Daily Nigerian.
Sanusi Bature emerged the winner of 2023 Political Communicator of the Years for inspiring the youth with timely and responsible media campaign tagged Abba Gida-gida before and after the election of the governor.
The Kano State Commissioner for Police, CP Usaini Muhammad Gumel was honoured with Heroes Award for his exceptional role in tackling violent phone snatching within few months of assuming office in the city.
Similarly, the Kannywood film series “Manyan Mata” produced by Abdnur Entertainment has won the social impact movie award of the year 2023 for its socially relevant storyline that skillfully navigates the intricacies of contemporary social challenges in Northern Nigeria; from gender and economic issues to cultural clashes and political unrest.
The Chairman of the occassion, Mallam Sule Yau Sule said that the event is timely especially considering the fact that there are many young unsung heroes who are making remarkable impact in various fields of human endeavors across Northern Nigeria.
“This is in addition to the fact that we have elders who are also inspiring the yiurg to excel. We can’t be here forever and so we need to groom the younger generation to take over from us,” he emphasised.
Also speaking, the Chief Host and Managing Director of IMPR, Yushau A. Shuaib said that the essence of the event was to honour young, talented, and productive professionals and individuals who are making positive impacts in the country and beyond.
“Arewa is occasionally underrated and underreported on many giant strides undertaking by young minds. This is, therefore, to recognize outstanding contributions and promote excellent performances by these roles models from this part of the world,” he said.
Mr. Shuaib also decried the lack of supports by Northern elites to the media industry and noble initiatives and area leaders to invest in such productive sector for promoting excellence and professionalism.
In his remarks, the PRNigeria’s Head of Investigation and chairman of the organising committee, Mohammed Dahiru Lawal, told the audience that the essence of the ceremony was not only to honour greatness and inspire Arewa youths but also to create a point of convergence for potential mentors and mentees of northern origin so that more young people can find their ways to the top.
The event also witnessed a presentation by Ismail Bello, the founder of Youth Entrepreneurship Support Hub (YES-Hub), who spoke on accessing global opportunities.
Additionally, Dr Musa Sufi of Sufi Innovation and Development Solutions (SIDES) spoke on Innovation and Development while a team of panelist moderated by Khadija Bawas wowed the audience on the theme; leveraging technology for innovation and sustainable development, all focused on how to elevate the thinking capacity and living standard of the the Arewa youth
Meanwhile, the 30 Under 30 awardees were selected from over 700 nominees by a team of judges led by Mustapha Shehu, a development practitioner, and made up of scholars, senior journalists, business leaders, and tech icons assembled by the organisers.
Exceptional Northern youth were honoured for their outstanding accomplishments in various fields which include innovation, arts, technology, sports, entertainment, activism, humanitarian work, social media impact among others
One of the young awardees, Shamsudeen Jibril, a Kaduna based prodigy won the Innovator of the year award for his expertise in developing handcrafted drones, IED detectors, and robotics.
By PRNigeria
