Personality in Focus
Adekunle Ajisebutu: Lagos PPRO Job Dusted, Set for Higher Calling
Like the children of Issachar in the bible, who were conversant with times and season, the immediate Public Relations Officer, Lagos Police Command, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, knows when to move. In his sojourn as a dutiful police officer, he has been a reference point in discipline, commitment, dedication and focus, and so enjoys the onerous reward of appropriate elevation.
Consequently, the able cop, who was appointed the PRO of the Command in August, 2021, replacing Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who is now in acting capacity as the Force Public Relations Officer, has deemed it fit to seek refuge with higher calling in the police rank and file, with the express collaboration of the Police authorities.
Ajisebutu’s appointment which took effect from August 6, 2021, was approved by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba.
A Chief Superintendent of Police, Adekunle Ajisebutu, before his posting as the PPRO Lagos Command, was the Second-in-Command, Area E FESTAC Area Command, Lagos State.
He was also a former PPRO Oyo State Police Command from 2015 to 2019 and PPRO Zone 11, Osogbo from 2019 to 2020.
Ajisebutu has also worked in various capacities in the force such as Deputy PPRO, Ogun State, Personal Assistant to Commissioners of Police in Ogun State Command and Personal Assistant to the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Research and Planning, Force Headquarters Abuja, DIG Leye Oyebade (rtd) in 2021.
CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu is an Associate Member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) and a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
While the PRO of the Lagos Command, Ajisebutu proved himself as a distinguished officer, who is at home with his responsibilities, responding to matters with the alacrity of a dutiful officer. During his stewardship, public enlightenment on matters of security was always on the front burner, making it possible for the public to be aprised of situations before forming opinions, thereby nipping fake news in the bud. Between August 6, 2021 when he assumed duties in Lagos, Ajisebutu has served two commissioners of Police; AIG Hakeem Odumosu (Retd) and the incumbent, CP Abiodun Alabi, who took the reins of office on January 24, 2022.
His efforts earned him the NAOSNP Most Outstanding State Command Spokesperson Award 2021, among many other accolades that trailed his sterling performances.
In his brief address while informing the National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP), of his leaving the PRO office, CSP Ajisebutu thanked the people of Lagos State, the media, his two former bosses, Odumosu, and Alabi, Lagos State Police Command, the Government and good people of Lagos State, and of course the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, for their unflinching supports during his tenure.
In his good naturedly manner, he also appealed to the general public and gentlemen of the press to extend the same measure of support to his successor, continually support the Command to succeed in its fight against crime and criminality in Lagos State.
Ajisebutu’s new portfolio will be made public in the coming days.
Former Presidential Spokesperson, Doyin Okupe has reportedly passed away.
TheNewsGuru reports that the senior adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan and, recently, the Director-General of Peter Obi’s 2023 Presidential Campaign died at 71, after a long struggle with cancer.
In October 2023, Okupe was hospitalized with prostate cancer and was flown to Israel for treatment.
However, it was learnt that his condition did not improve as expected.
Okupe had a history of prostate cancer, first diagnosed 16 years ago, and a later bout with sarcoma in his right shoulder.
Following his milestone achievements as Chairman of the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV), the Chairman/CEO of Executive Group, Dr. Ayo Ogunsan has been officially announced as the Patron of the Police advocacy initiative in Lagos State, National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP can report.
The POCACOV is the Nigeria Police Force advocacy initiative to help young people avoid cultism and other vices. It uses advocacy, awareness, and sensitization to help young people avoid vices by conducting community outreaches to schools, inner cities, rural areas, and urban centres. It also helps to rehabilitate and reintegrate those who have been cut in the web of cultism, crimes, and social vices.
It would be recalled that Dr. Ayo Ogunsan took up the Chairmanship job about a year ago and was able to use his grand standing as the Board Member of Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), prime supporter of security news beat association National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP), and leadership of non-profit initiative, AKEM Foundation to champion his work and various impacting activities in the past one year. This is why POCACOV through its National Coordinator, ACP Olabisi Oluseyi Okuwobi on behalf of the Inspector General of Police announced his official elevation into the role of Patron of POCACOV in Lagos State.
The United Nations POLAC International Peace Advocate, Dr. Ayo Ogunsan expressed his gratitude to the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun and the National Coordinator, ACP Okuwobi for the new role and promised to give direction to the new Chairman, Mr. Moses Oladimeji which will lead to improved performance of POCACOV in Lagos.
‘I will keep raiding our communities with love. We will give them food, shelter, etc. Police will do the Police work but I will do the policing of love’, Ogunsan affirmed.
This piece is contributed by Oki Samson
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Shamsedeen Ogunjimi as the new Accountant General of the Federation after a rigorous selection process.
A statement by Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), Bayo Onanuga said his appointment, approved on Tuesday, takes effect from 7th March 2025, the same day the incumbent Oluwatoyin Madehin will retire.
Ogunjimi, 57, was first named as Madehin’s successor last December.
“A selection committee later chose him through a competitive, rigorous, and merit-based process involving Directors of Accounts in the Federal Civil Service. The committee conducted the process through three stages: a written assessment, an ICT proficiency test, and oral interviews.
“The selection process underscores President Tinubu’s commitment to promoting transparency, excellence, and competence in key public service positions,” the statement read in part.
Ogunjimi graduated from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, in 1990 with a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy.
He also obtained a Master’s in Accounting and Finance from the University of Lagos.
He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria.
President Tinubu congratulated Ogunjimi on his appointment, and urged him to discharge his duties in the service with integrity, professionalism, and dedication to Nigeria’s service.
