June 2, (THEWILL)- The Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona has named the Senior Consultant on Media to Ogun State governor, Tunde Oladunjoye, as the Onigegewura (One with the golden pen) of Ijebuland.
The Awujale said that the palace had been observing with satisfaction and pride Oladunjoye’s professionalism and willingness to serve without counting the cost. He noted that Oladunjoye’s industry, patriotism, loyalty, excellence and uncommon contributions to Ijebuland were unassailable and worthy of commendation, particularly using the instrumentality and power of the media to project the throne of Awujale, and as a weapon against discord and disunity in our society.
The traditional ruler hailed him for being a champion of democracy and a thoroughbred Ijebu son. Oladunjoye, the Publisher of ‘Tunes Magazine,’ a development-focused magazine, is a member of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ). He is also a member of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) and was at a time, the auditor of the Lagos branch of ANA.
A former National Publicity Secretary of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), Oladunjoye was the Assistant Publicity Secretary of the Directorate of Strategic Communications of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council for President Bola Tinubu. He was also a member of the publicity committee of the APC presidential primary and the Ogun State Publicity Secretary as well as the current Coordinator of South-west Publicity Secretaries of the APC. With a bias for arts, social policy, politics, human rights reporting and media advocacy, Oladunjoye, for several years, covered the biggest film festival in the world, the Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, France.
A journalist, activist, author, community leader, poet, publisher and politician, Oladunjoye has been a multiple award winner right from his days as a student at the foremost journalism training school in Nigeria, the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ). As Council Chairperson in Ijebu East Local Government (2007-2010), Ogun State, he was named the Overall Best Chairperson in Ogun State for 2008 and 2009, becoming the first and only chairperson to date, to win the coveted award back-to-back. He was later announced as the Best Council chairperson in South-west Nigeria, while his score was the highest among others so nominated in the six geopolitical zones.
Ivory Ukonu is a versatile journalist with many years of experience, with entertainment and society reporting as her area of core competence.
