Makinde Appoints Ogbomoso Born Journalist As CPS

Oyo state Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has appointed the Group Politics Editor of Tribune Newspapers, Mr Taiwo Adisa as his Chief Press ...

Oyo state Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has appointed the Group Politics Editor of Tribune Newspapers, Mr Taiwo Adisa as his Chief Press Secretary. 

Adisa appointment was confirmed in a statement made available to journalists on Monday in Ibadan, by the Chief of Staff, Bisi Ilaka. 

Until his appointment, He had served as Special Assistant (Media Relations) to former President of the Senate, Senator Adolphus Wabara between 2003 and May 2005.

Adisa studied at the University of Ibadan, where he bagged BA and MA degrees in Communication and Language Arts.

The new Oyo Press Secretary has had an illustrious career in Journalism spanning stints in The News Tempo Magazines, The Punch Newspapers and lately Tribune which he joined in July 2005.

Apart from serving as the Group Politics Editor and Abuja Bureau Chief of Tribune, he also runs a weekly column in the Sunday Tribune called The Lynx-Eye, which he uses to dissect political developments across the country.

The Ogbomoso born journalist from the South local government, is currently undertaking a Ph.D programme in Media Arts at the University of Abuja.