November 05, (THEWILL) – Michael Effiong, the editor of Ovation International magazine, has been appointed as the Senior Special Assistant, Lagos Liason, to the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno.
Michael was appointed alongside 49 other Special Assistants and Personal Assistants to the governor. A media expert, Michael is highly experienced and is reputed to have edited two of the most sought-after celebrity journals in Africa, a task he diligently carried out consistently for 20 years. With a forte in news reportage and media administration, Effiong is considered a force to reckon with.
An alumnus of the University of Lagos, he is a member of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, Member, International Press Institute, Associate Member of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations and Member of, the Institute of Strategic Management, Nigeria. A distinguished Rotarian and Paul Harris Fellow who has served as President of the Rotary Club of Ikeja South and currently holds a Rotary International Regional position.
Ivory Ukonu is a versatile journalist with many years of experience, with entertainment and society reporting as her area of core competence.
