Nigerian Television Authority Sokoto marks its 50th Anniversary of existence this weekend at the station’s Zonal centre in Sokoto. The outfit was created as Northwest Television in September 1975 and was headed by mercurial broadcast veteran Alh Adamu Augie as it’s first Chief Executive.
Speaking at a pre -event interview the Chairman of the Organizing Committee and one of the pioneer staff Dr Peter Igho MFR praised the station’s current management and staff for upholding the high standards set at it’s inception .
Peter Igho , one of Nigeria’s finest and most awarded all-time television Producer/Director assured that the re-union ceremony will be well organized and well attended, especially with the assurances of high-profile personalities and State governments that they will be part of the golden anniversary celebration.
Nigerian Television Authority, Sokoto is renowned for a “tradition of excellence” in its content programming covering huge award-winning dramas and documentaries at the national and international festivals.
The station also contributed high level Producers of great television series of the eighties such as “Cockcrow at Dawn”, “Bala Miller Show” both products of Peter Igho’s brain.
The station boasts of breeding such exclusively talented role-models like late Senator Adamu Augie , Senator Ibrahim Gobir , Alh Mohammed Ibrahim Director General, FRCN as well as Director General NTA , News and Sports guru , Exec Director NTA Alh Kere Ahmed , exceptionally creative Peter Igho who later became Director General National Lottery Regulatory Commission, Danladi Bako former Director General National Broadcasting Commission and also Usman Magawata former Director General, Nigerian Television Authority.
The ceremony takes place on Saturday this weekend in Sokoto and Olorogun Peter Igho who was recently appointed Kaakakin Daular Usmaniyya promises that the re-union will not only be nostalgic but will also be a platform for re-invigorating the content delivery targets of Nigerian television in general and reasserting NTA as the creative source of the Nigerian media and broadcast industry.