On September 6, 2024, Hajiya Hauwa Isa Ibrahim, the Acting Managing Director of the famous Abubakar Rimi Television popularly known as ARTV Kano had celebrated her 100 days in office.
It was a celebration galore as her friends, adherents and well-wishers converged and celebrated her 100 days of transformation and restoration.
Prior to her present appointment, Hajia Hauwa was seconded from Radio Nasara and posted to serve as the Deputy Managing Director of the station.
Fate made her to become the acting MD when the former MD misbehaved which the government sacked him and instantly appointed her to oversee the organization on acting capacity.
And since then, her leadership style has been marvelous and commendable which elevated the station to where it is now.
So, September 6 was marked with the display of her remarkable achievements and transformative initiatives she provided to the station during the time under review.
Part of her achievements which I cherished most beside her administrative acumen is her love for sports which made her sponsor the ongoing Kano State Inter-Local Government Football Competition which is taking place at the premises of the station.
The competition according to its organizers is aimed at celebrating the first year anniversary of His Excellency the Governor of Kano State, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf in office.
Similarly, her seriousness to her duty is amazing as she is always out of her office monitoring every part of the station.
She works with internal and external stakeholders to create and execute her plans which is to better the station.
Hajia is seriously and carefully managing her budgets and keeping up with the latest trends and media administration’s best practices.
That is why we see the ARTV head as a resourceful and dedicated media administrator which has been very instrumental in shaping ARTV programs as well as the career of many of those who worked under her supervision.
Many cherished her drive for identifying raw talents and grooming them by giving them opportunities to gain hands-on experience as unmatched.
Her zero tolerance to laziness, lateness and truancy to work had also renewed her staff’s focus on work ethics as they are always punctual to duty all time and all day.
Her openness to her staff and duties has made her friendlier to all, as she is always there for them and for their calls or requests.
And to boost her staff productivity, Hajia Hauwa placed high importance and commitment to their welfare and training which saw them in putting their very best while at work.
Knowing fully that the station cannot deliver its expected tasks to the people without modern machinery and equipment, Hajia Hauwa prioritized the provision of state-of-the-art studio equipment which emphasize her firm dedication to take ARTV to higher heights.
With an unflinching support from governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, Hajia Ibrahim took some measures that placed the procurement of modern equipment for the station which clearly and openly improved its program content.
Moreover, Hajiya Hauwa Isa Ibrahim’s commitment to the progress of ARTV has spoken volume as it has shown through her dedication in every aspect of her role, exemplifying brilliance and perseverance to her duty.
So, one admirable important characteristic of ARTV MD, is her positive and keen approach to overseeing the station’s operations which clearly add value to the quality of the station’s output day and night.
Her regular onsite inspections to all sections made her stewardship a remarkable one as workers are always busy with their schedule which made them to have no time for gossiping and other vices.
After taking good care of her staff welfare, Hajia’s next focus was the modernization of all studios’ equipment, such as cameras, tripods, laptops, desktop computers together with storage facilities such as hard drives and disks.
With her request and prompt approval of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, Hajia Ibrahim has successfully expanded ARTV’s digital path through the station’s active engagement on social media platforms like Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok which also expanded its coverage and also attracted greater viewers to the station world over.
To reach many more people in the world, Hajia Hauwa also secured a site in the NIGCOMSAT which televised the station’s programs 24 Hours and worldwide.
To achieve all these, the managing Director provides a new heavy duty transformer to the station which also improves power supply to the station.
She also serviced and put to use some of the faulty Power Generating plants of the station.
Additionally, Hajiya Hauwa Isa Ibrahim is committed to broadcasting Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s activities day and night which reflects her unwavering support to his administration and its initiatives by ensuring that the people are fully aware about key governmental programs and activities.
Therefore, people saw and described her short stint at the ARTV as marvelous and remarkable. Most of us see her style of leadership, dedication, and transformative as positive which resulted in more impact for the station.
As at now ARTV is one of the best state owned television stations in the north if not the country at large with its series of educative, entertaining and informative programs.
So the coming of Hajia Hauwa Isa Ibrahim has revolutionized the station when she made its operation 24 hours service.
That is why when governor Abba Kabir Yusuf paid an unscheduled visit to the station, he was very happy and full of smiles which was an indicator that he was fully satisfied with what he saw on the ground.
His smiling face and actions from the time he gets into the premises of the station fully displayed his satisfaction with what Hajia Hauwa did for the station that was before now relegated and abandoned by the previous administration.
Therefore, my appeal to his Excellency the Governor of Kano state, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf is to confirm her appointment as a full-fledged Managing Director of the station without delay.
Doing this will not only encourage but also ginger her to do more for the station because she has steered the station to its feet now by expanding its viewers worldwide.