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GOVERNOR MAKINDE APPOINTS VANGUARD EDITOR, JIDE AJANI AS MEDIA ADVISER

The new Special Adviser on Media read Mass Communication at the Ogun State Polytechnic (Now Moshood Abiola Polytechnic) Abeokuta, and also holds a Masters’ degree in Communication Studies from the University of Leicester, England.

Penpushing further reports that, through the instrumentality of some Executive Programmes, Ajani became an alumnus of Oxford University – Smith School of The Environment – Oxford; Aston Business School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham; Henley Business School, University of Reading, Reading; and Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, Manchester – all in the United Kingdom, (UK).

The new political appointee  was appointed Editor, Sunday Vanguard, in December 2011 having served as Politics Editor of the Vanguard between January 2000 and November 2008.He was subsequently named Deputy Sunday Editor in November 2008 and remained on that post till December 2010 when he was named Editor, Northern Operations in January 2011.

Penpushing further reports that, in June 2011, Ajani was re-appointed Deputy Editor, Sunday Vanguard and emerged Editor Sunday Vanguard in December of the same year, and  before rising to the position of Editor Sunday Vanguard, he had worked at the defunct Reflections Magazine between 1987 and 1988 as well as The Sunday Magazine, TSM, where he was a Staff Writer between October 1991 and December 1992.

The Special Adviser  had also worked as an aide to the former Defence Chief, General Yah Bali (rtd), and had been involved in Public Pelations and Public Policy Advisory.

 

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