Kwara governor reappoints media houses’ chiefs

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the reappointments of Mr. Kayode Tajudeen Aremu, and Mr. Yomi Clement Adeboye as General Managers of Radio Kwara (Kwara State Broadcasting Corporation) and the Herald newspapers respectively.

Aremu, from Ilorin, was the helmsman of the state’s official broadcaster until 29th May 2023. While he was in charge, he took the station to a new height, in the same manner Adeboye, a wordsmith from Esie in Irepodun Local Government Area (LGA), was to the Herald.

The icing on the cake: there is a new General Manager for the Kwara Television. He is Mr. Razaq Ayobami Akanbi, a fine bureaucrat of many years.

The appointment mirrors a combination of experience, brilliance, people skills, integrity, and discipline.

Akanbi, who hails from Oke Ode in Ifelodun LGA, was the immediate past Director of State Information Services at the state Ministry of Communications, one-time Director of Information at the state House of Assembly, and a former Deputy Chief Press Secretary in the Government House, Ilorin. He is reputed for his great work ethics and management skills. He was Manager, News and Current Affairs Department at the Kwara State Television Authority before moving to the ministry.

With basic and secondary education in Port Harcourt and Kano cities respectively, Akanbi holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Language from the University of Ilorin and a postgraduate diploma in Journalism from the International Institute of Journalism Abuja.

AbdulRazaq also approved the appointment of Alhaji Danmaigoro Zubair Ibrahim as Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Governor on Religion (Islam), while Timothy Oluwagbemiga Akangbe is SSA Religion (Christianity). Both men managed the same responsibilities in the governor’s first term.