Campus journalists honour NUJ chair, others

The Polytechnic Ibadan (IBADAN POLY) Press Council has honoured People who have contributed to the development of the council. The honoured included Chief Whip of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Abiodun Adigun, chairman of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Oyo State Council, Olugbenga Opadotun and Oyo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Bosun Oladele among others.

Adigun was honoured as “Astute Legislator of the Year” while Opadotun bagged “Role model” award, while Oladele also bagged “Role Model” award. The award was part of the activities marking the press year of the council. The event took place at the institution’s assembly hall.

At the event were Comrade Rotimi Babalola, who represented the NUJ chairman, Special Adviser to Governor Abiola Ajimobi on Millennium Development Goals, Mr Ganiyu Fawole, Acting Rector of the polytechnic, Mr. F. A. Adeniran and former members of the council among others.

The four-day event also featured  a seminar on career and life after graduation, presentation of papers, visit to media houses such as Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS),  orphanage homes and a football competition.

The Press Council chairman, Temitope Enisomo, who presented the award to the Action Congress of Nigeria’s (ACN) lawmaker representing Akinyele constituency 11, said: “The award was in recognition of the lawmaker’s contributions to the lives of the youth, education and grassroots development programme such as provision of scholarship to the two pupils who represented the local government at the maiden edition of Florence Ajimobi inter-schools debate competition.”

Oladele, represented by the Special Assistant to Oyo State Governor on Information and Orientation, Ademola Solalu, in his lecture on youth and national development, described information as a critical source of power that must be utilised by youth for accelerated development.

The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Sango Police Station, CSP Funmilayo Akinfenwa, who bagged “Role Model” award in women category, praised the students of the institution for the diplomatic ways in organising their protests and registering their grievances. The DPO urged them to be security-conscious.