The society of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW) has congratulated Akeem Lasisi, a Poet and Spoken Word Artist on his appointment as TECH-U’s Public Relations Officer.
According to a statement released by SYNW President, Wole Adedoyin in Ibadan on Saturday commended and described the appointment of Akeem Lasisi as a well-deserved and befitting one and a round peg in a round hole.
While expressing optimism that the former Art Editor of the Punch newspaper will do the University and indeed the state proud. SYNW also assured that Lasisi’s creative writing experience would accord him all the needed support to succeed bringing to bear his diverse and rich professional exposure and competencies in managing the University’s corporate image.
SYNW finally expressed confidence in Akeem Lasisi’s ability to carry out the assignment well and also lauded the Governing Council of TECH-U for making a good choice.
Akeem Lasisi is known for his experimentations with oral Yoruba and English poetry. A graduate of the Obafemi Awolowo University, he won the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) and Cadbury Poetry Prize for the year 2000 with Iremoje. A well-known performance poet and journalist with The Comet Newspaper, Lasisi is also the author of Wonderland and Post Mortem.
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