The chairman of Broadcasting Organization of Nigeria Hajiya Saa Ibrahim says she assumed office in 2013 as the Managing Director Abubakar Rimi Television ARTV when the station was operating four to five hours a day.
Hajiya Saa Ibrahim who is the first female in Nigeria to Head the Broadcasting organization of Nigeria stated this when she chatted with the Nigerian Tracker in her office in Kano.
Her Successes in ARTV
She says the successes she recorded in repositioning the Abubakar Rimi Television ARTV were the collective effort and support of her staff in ARTV.
She said the state government supported her very well and the staff of Abubakar Rimi Television also supported her course where they arrived where they are today.
The over 60-year-Old Hajiya Saa Ibrahim added that it has not been easy but it was easy with the support of the Abubakar Rimi Television ARTV staff.
Challenges of Journalism Profession in Nigeria
When asked about the challenges posed by COVID-19, said the Broadcasting industry in Nigeria was hard hit by the Pandemic.
According to the female Journalism Sage, she says when health workers are at the frontline offering services during the height of COVID 19, so also journalists.
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‘’You Know people have the quest for information, as they were locked down, so they want to be abreast of what is happening, and no one can satisfy them except Journalists who are broadcasters, therefore the need for information became more, as such we have to go out’’ says Hajiya SAA.
According to the female journalist, the coronavirus has taken the whole world by surprise and the world has never witnessed the situation. The ARTV, Abubakar Rimi Television was her stepping stone
Advertising Revenue
The Chairman Broadcasting Organization of Nigeria says advertising revenue has gone down during the COVID 19 pandemic and efforts are being made to recover.
She says as a result of the COVID -19 pandemic the broadcasting Industry in Nigeria is yet to recover.
But despite the journalists continued to inform the general public about the happenings around them.
Her Emergence as the First Female Chairman of BON
Hajiya Saa Ibrahim said before she emerged as the first female chairman of the Broadcasting Organization of Nigeria, said the organization was divided into Zones, first as chairman of a zone North-west, then moved to become the Vice-Chairman during the tenure of a re-known Broadcaster John Momoh.
Hajiya Saa said she was elected in October 2019 as the first Nigerian female to become Chairman Broadcasting organization of Nigeria.
