Bagudu appoints ace photographer as media assistant

The Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has appointed photojournalist and filmmaker, Aisha Augie-Kuta, as his senior special assistant on media. Aisha, an indigene of Augie Local Government in Kebbi State is the daughter of late renowned politician and broadcaster, Senator Adamu Baba Augie. The appointment is with immediate effect. Mrs. Augie-Kuta, who is […]

The Kebbi State Governor, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has appointed photojournalist and filmmaker, Aisha Augie-Kuta, as his senior special assistant on media.
Aisha, an indigene of Augie Local Government in Kebbi State is the daughter of late renowned politician and broadcaster, Senator Adamu Baba Augie. The appointment is with immediate effect.
Mrs. Augie-Kuta, who is the first woman to hold the position, has won awards for her photo-documentary series on several subjects such as on the home life of migrating Fulani women as well as on breast cancer survivors.
Her awards include the Creative Artist of the Year at the Future Awards 2011 and the Sisterhood Award for Photographer of the Year in 2014. Her works have been exhibited in Lagos, Abuja and New York among others.
She is a graduate of Mass Communication from the Ahmadu Bello University. She is married with three sons.