By Musa Baba Adamu
Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin, has called on the Town Planners Registration Council of Nigeria (TOPREC) to embrace Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in driving the town planning profession towards nation-building.
Senator Barau, who spoke on Thursday, at the 36th induction ceremony of the newly registered town planners in Abuja, added that town planners must, therefore, key into ICT to expand the frontiers of their profession.
Represented by his Special Adviser on Special Duties, Idris Abiola Ajimobi, the Deputy President of the Senate reiterated that ICT has come to stay and its various innovations will continue to add value to all industries and institutions in the country.
He congratulated the newly inducted members of TOPREC and charged them to be good ambassadors of their profession.
In his welcome address, the President of TOPREC, Isyaku Muhtar Kura charged the new inductees to apply the TOPREC Act, code of conduct and practice regulations in the discharge of their duties as town planners.
In a related development, the Kano North senator has sought the support of journalists in the discharge of his duties as the Deputy Presiding Officer of the Senate.
Aides to the Deputy Senate President conveyed the request for support during a familiarisation visit with journalists covering the Senate at the National Assembly in Abuja.
Led by the Chief of Staff to the Deputy President of the Senate, Professor Muhammad Ibn Abdullahi, the aides said “We have come to familiarise with you as strategic partners in the discharge of our duties to our principal, the Deputy President of the Senate and in particular, on coverage and reportage of activities at office of the DSP.
“Our Principal is a friend of the media and will cherish a good working relationship with you.
“His Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, is one of you, having covered the Senate as a journalist from 2015 to 2019.
“Our offices are open at all times to you all, for whatever useful information needed and access to the DSP for official matters in the interest of Nigeria and Nigerians,” he said.
The Special Adviser to the Deputy President of the Senate on Special Duties, Idris Ajimobi, was also part of the team.
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