The Director General, Media and spokes person to the Kano state government, Sunusi Dawakintofa has explained that he has remained in the government house for five days to avoid being arrested by the police.
He stated this while delivering an address on Saturday at the PR Nigeria Young Communication Fellowship in Kano.
He explained that at least 40 number of the Inspector General of Police monitoring team were deployed to Kano to arrest him about six days ago.
He however said that he remained in the government house because of the constitutional immunity that disallows arrest in the premises except with the governor’s instruction.
More so, he explained that he has a court order restricting the police from arresting him that was why he attended the event which he could net miss, adding that he was fortified to resist being arrested.
“For the last five days I have been in the government house and could not come out. Despite the fact that they have the Kano government in our heart, but the nature of Kano politics is so much that there is a fight that you can even say is a federal versus state fight. And at some point I have almost been behind almost everything of that nature.
“So therefore there was this petition against me and nobody is handling the petition but the IGP himself. He deployed 40 number or the IG monitoring team squad to Kano since Sunday with the soul aim of arresting me.
“So, I came out because of just three things, one, I don’t think I should miss this event even if I’m going to be arrested.
“The second issue is that, I have gotten a court order which has not been served to the police but is viral, so I’m sure they must have seen it. And then the third one is that I came here we’ll fortified to resist arrest if it happens.
Addressing the fellows, he advised them on the importance of mentorship as well as the benefits.
“So to the gentlemen, I will say media, communication, journalism, PR, is a very noble profession. You don’t need to be a graduate of mass communication to venture into it in as much as you are able to get professional training and a mentor.
“In my entire life, I believe so much in maintaining a mentor. In the last 24 years, whatever I take as a decision to do in my life, I search for a mentor for that particular thing. In some areas I get mentor 1, mentor 2 and mentor 3. With mentor 1,2,3 will give you an option. If you are so confused about something you can gather the three opinions and evaluate and then pick the best that suits you” he advised.
Addressing newsmen the chief executive of the PR Nigeria, Yusha’ Shu’aib said that the program is initiated to this year to nurture and mentor new generation of communicators and equip them with the skills and tools to communicate.
“This is a program initiated this year to nurture and mentor new generation of communicators with all the skills and tools they need to communicate.
“In the past people always think about basic skills in communication, but now with the advent of technology, we realize that the issue has to do with fact checking.
“Therefore Artificial Intelligence and social media are very vital in communication these days” he stated.
Ten graduates have become fellows in the training they had in Kano as do Abuja, and Ilorin.