Public Figure: Let’s Meet Oyo Guber Hopeful, Prof Adeolu Akande

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Public Figure: Let’s Meet Oyo Guber Hopeful, Prof Adeolu Akande.

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Our this week “Public Figure And African Hero of People” is a detribalized Nigerian, lover of youth, pious christian devout, constant supporter of humanity, true pride of Africa, unalloyed progressive politician, erudite professor, seasoned administrator, legal luminary and charismatic leader of all times. He is former Chief of Staff(CoS) to late Governor Ajimobi, presently, Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC) and Gubernatorial Hopeful, in Oyo-State, under the platform of the All Progressives Congress(APC). The name of the Enigma is Professor Adeolu Akande.

Our Amiable Professor Akande! Once again, thanks for all you do for youths and Humanity in general. Your 25 slots of NDLEA, given to youths and many others, of such employment opportunities cum empowerment programmes being facilitated for people, by Your Honour, are still talks of town. Meanwhile, it is not over until it is over and youths are like Oliver Twist that always ask for more. So, our people are asking for more and counting on you more than ever before. Sir, you can do more and we trust your humanitarian stance, always.

Let’s Meet Prof. Adeolu Akande: Prof Adeolu Akande is a native of Otu in Itesuwaju Local Government Area of Oyo state and also a Nigerian political scientist and professor of Political Science at the Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State.

He obtained his university degree in 1987, his MSc in 1990, and a doctoral degree in political science in 1997, all from the University of Ibadan.

Akande started as a graduate assistant at the University of Ibadan upon receiving his master’s degree. He then worked as a journalist for several news outlet in Nigeria, such as the Nigerian Tribune and The Punch between 1991 and 1999. Following that, he returned to academia at his alma mater’s political science department. Akande was appointed deputy chief press secretary of Vice President Atiku Abubakar in 2001. In 2003, Akande became special assistant for research and communication strategies to President Olusegun Obasanjo.

In 2011, Akande was selected as the chief of staff of the Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi. Akande was appointed Professor of comparative politics by Igbinedion University in July 2017.

Presently, Professor Adeolu Akande, PhD is the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC).

Until his appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari to the Governing Board of NCC, Prof. Akande was the Chairman, Board of National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA).

An eminent academic, consummate professional and all-round gentleman, a substantial part of Prof. Adeolu Akande’s 54 years on Earth has been in the service of Nigeria and her people – as a resourceful journalist, a teacher and top-level public servant.

Akande is a Professor of Comparative Politics and Political Communication at the Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State where he also serves as the Director of the Centre for Presidential Studies. He attended Anwar-ul-Islam High School, Iseyin and the Oyo State College of Arts and Science, Ile-Ife before reading Political Science at the University of Ibadan.

As earlier stated, he obtained his B.SC, M.SC and PhD in the course at Nigeria’s premier university where he also worked as a lecturer. He left indelible footprints in Nigeria’s vibrant newspaper industry as Regional Editor, Southwest of the Punch Newspapers; Deputy Editor/Acting Editor, Sunday Tribune, and Editor-in-Chief of the pro-democracy magazine, Omega Weekly.

As earlier quoted, beyond his journalism and academia credentials, Akande served as Deputy Chief Press Secretary and later as Special Assistant, Research and Communications Strategy to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He was also Chief of Staff to the Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi.

Among his other initiatives and affiliations, Akande is the founder of the Adeolu Akande Foundation – a non-profit organization with the vision of interventions based on promoting the dignity of the individual; rather than give philanthropy away, the foundation invests in people through scholarships, seed funding, youth empowerment and skills acquisition.