Gov Diri Reappoints Veteran Broadcaster Oredipe as DG New Media
A Veteran broadcaster and journalist, Dr. Samuel Kolawole Oredipe, has been reappointed as Director-General, New Media, to the Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri.
The appointment is with immediate effect.
Dr Oredipe, an Assistant Director of News at the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, has changed the face of social media practice in the state with massive capacity training for the practitioners in the past 4 years.
Oredipe, named “Niger Delta reporter”, has put over 24 years into journalism practice covering prints and electronic media. Oredipe, a Development Communication expert is a leadership and management coach in the Junior Chamber International (JCI), a global organization for young leaders and entrepreneurs.
He is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) and the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON).
