CMD Eye Centre Bags NUJ Award Of Excellence

NEWSDAILYNIGERIA: The Chief Medical Director of National Eye Centre Kaduna Dr. Mahmoud Babanini Alhassan during the weekend bagged Nigeria Union of Journalists Award of Excellence for Humanitarian Services offered to media Practitioners and the poor of the poorest in the Society.

Presenting the award to him during the Council’s Award/lecture Day on the theme Media Role in Political Campaigns, Elections and Crisis management, the Council said National Eye Centre over the years offered free medical check-up, treatment and provided world class reading eye glasses to Journalists for free . Cumulatively for the past three years, Eye Centre’s Free eye Care has reached 954 persons.

Some beneficiaries of the Eye Centre’s Free eye Care over the years lauded the council for the recognition of Eye Centre Kaduna for the award. Immediate past Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Journalists Kaduna Council Comrade Femi Adi and incumbent Treasurer of the Nigeria Union of Journalists Kaduna Council Comrade Nicholas Dekera who spoke on behalf of the media beneficiaries maintained that ” the eye is a critical part of the body for media professionals because the eye is sacrosanct in scripting and reporting issues in the Society and any one who care for the eyes of the Journalists is directly investing in the professional output of the Media industry”

Speaking on behalf of the general members of the Kaduna metropolitan beneficiaries of the National Eye Centre’s Free medical care a 71years old pensioneer Sule Idoko base in Kakuri hailed the Council for giving honor to whom honor is due.

According to him” medical care for the aged like us is one of the best gestures any organization can give, on behalf of all of us that benefited I congratulate Dr. Mahmoud Alhassan and urge him to continue in this service to Humanity and never relent”

Earlier in a keynote address, National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists High Chief Chris Isiguzo maintained that ‘In achieving what we deserve as Nigerians the bulk of responsibilities shouldn’t be left to only the government but also to the citizens, especially journalists who have greater role to play by setting up agendas”.

“In working together and being united as Nigerians, the government required journalists in providing intelligence and information which would direct its policies for the wellbeing of the common man”, he emphasized