MORE STAKEHOLDERS EXPRESS CONFIDENCE IN EKITI FIRST LADY'S MEDIA AIDE, AKINGBOLU

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More stakeholders have continued to express confidence in the ability of the newly-appointed Special Assistant to Wife of Ekiti Governor, Raheem Akingbolu.

This time, the arrowhead of the BAO Social Media committee, Alhaji Dauda Lawal said the Special Assistant has always demonstrated a high degree of professionalism Nd commitment.

Lawal also known as Adl brand who visited Mr. Raheem Akingbolu in his office in Ado Ekiti emphasized that various inputs the Special Assistant gave during the campaign activities attested to his capability.

Akingbolu, a Lagos-based journalist and Brand Communications strategist was appointed by Governor Abiodun Oyebanji last week as Special Assistant on Media to the First Lady, Olayemi Oyebanji Ph.D.

Speaking during the visit, Lawal said he worked closely with Akingbolu during the electioneering campaign and so could vouch for his competence and ability to change the game and further reposition the office of the First Lady.

“Having worked closely with Akingbolu for close to a year now on the BAO project, I’m not in doubt of his competence and ability to turn things around in his new office for positive development. My visit today is to congratulate our dear brother and colleague and extend our hands of fellowship to him and the office,” Adl stated.

Akingbolu, who warmly received Lawal said he looked forward to a robust working relationship with the state social media community.

Akingbolu is a multiple award-winning journalist and analyst with two decades of experience across the nation’s media landscape. His impactful career covers reporting, editing, and writing on developmental politics, finance, environment, health, education, and the economy, setting an agenda for public and private sector leaders of thought.

A gifted feature writer, Akingbolu is the master of issue-based analysis and lucid prose. His influence cuts across political, Business, Features, Art, and Culture beats. While working for national newspapers that include Thisday and Nation, respectively, as Staff Writer, Senior Correspondent, and Assistant Editor, Akingbolu won 13 awards, including the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award (NMMA).

Akingbolu is an alumnus of the School of Media and Communication of Pan Atlantic University, Lagos, Nigerian Institute of Journalism, the then Ondo State University, now Ekiti State University, where he studied Philosophy and the University of Lagos.

A well-traveled reporter, Raheem Akingbolu has also acquired relevant global training by attending events and workshops across Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.