The Governor of Kaduna State, North West Nigeria, Senator Uba Sani has bagged the prestigious honour of Governance Ambassador of the World Public Relations Forum (WPRF), conferred on him by the Global Alliance.
His decoration was performed at the Government House in Kaduna on Monday, April 20, 2026 during a courtesy call by the leadership of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), the host organisation for the WPRF, which comes up November this year.
This firms up Nigeria's readiness to host the prestigious gathering of over 3,000 professionals, policymakers and leaders of top corporations who will assemble in the West African nation from November 15—21 where responsible communication will take centre stage.
In the past 25 years when the Global Alliance came into existence, this is the first time it is bringing the flagship programme, WPRF to West Africa, with the host country, Nigeria promising the Biggest, Brightest and Boldest WPRF in November.
Performing the decoration, President of Global Alliance, Prof. Justin Green said the honour recognises numerous value Gov. Sani has brought to bear in the course of his service to the state which aligns with Global Alliance's principle of transformative leadership.
Represented by the President of African Public Relations Association (APRA), Arik Karani, Prof. Green expressed hope that Governor Sani's decoration will further drive visibility for the largest Forum of public relations professionals across the globe.
Themed, "Responsible Communication: The Voice of the World", over 126 countries who are members of Global Alliance are expected in Abuja for the week-long Forum.
Earlier, the President of NIPR, Dr. Ike Neliaku had conferred the Institute's Honorary Fellowship on the governor, an honour that gives him rights and privileges of highest membership category of the Institute.
NIPR is in the State for its annual flagship programme, the Nigeria Public Relations Week (NPRW) 2026 which has as the theme, "Food Security: From Policy Paper to Public Plates: The Imperative of Public Relations".