The Senator representing Oyo South Senatorial District, Kola Balogun has appointed a former Deputy Editor with the Nigerian Tribune, Mr Dapo Falade as his media aide.
Balogun, who is the Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Sports and Youths Development made the announcement in a statement, dated 30 October, 2021 issued from the office of the senator and signed by Chief Omilabu Gandhi.
The appointment of Mr Falade takes immediate effect.
With the appointment, Mr Falade is expected to take charge of all media-related issues and activities of Senator Balogun.
Mr Falade is an experienced journalist whose duty has taken him to many parts of the country.
He was, until 31 May, 2020, a Deputy Editor with Nigeria’s oldest surviving newspaper, the Nigerian Tribune.
He was variously the Correspondent of the Nigerian Tribune in Ekiti State (October, 2007 to November, 2009).
Between November, 2009 and May, 2011, Mr Falade covered the activities of the Oyo State government. He was also the Correspondent of the newspaper covering the Senate between October, 2012 and February, 2014.
He was the Correspondent of the Nigerian Tribune in Rivers State from February, 2014 to August, 2016 when he was redeployed back to the headquarters of the newspaper in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
He is a holder of B.A. (History) and M. A. (History), both from the University of Ibadan. He also has a Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Journalism from the International Institute of Journalism (IIJ), Abuja.
Until his present appointment, he was a national leader of the South West Group of Online Publisher (SWEGOP)
Packaged by Olayinka Agboola with additional report from tribuneonlineng.com
