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NAOSNP Welcomes New Lagos PPRO, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, Pledges Support
The National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP) has felicitated with the newly appointed Police Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu
CSP Ajisebutu’s appointment was announced on Friday by the Command’s Commissioner of Police, Mr Hakeem Odumosu, following recommendations based on positive service records and meritorious endeavours for public good.
Ajisebutu replaced CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi who had been transferred to the Force Public Relations Department, Abuja.
A statement signed by the Association’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Eric Elezuo, quoted the National President, Mr. Samson Oki as pouring encomiums on the cop, whose antecedents in the force smacks of positivism with track records of intelligence and public engagements, adding that the Association welcomes the cop with gladness and pledges their support while he performs his duties.
“It is on record that the Lagos Command has never lacked dutiful and diligent officers at the helm of its public relation desks, and CSP Ajisebutu is no exception. We are so blessed to have him as the PRO as this time in Lagos State. There is no that Ajisebutu is bringing his wealth of experience in various fields of policing to give the PR desk the best of shots,” Oki said.
“We welcome you sir, and be rest assured that our association, NAOSNP, reputed for reporting well researched and fact-based security stories, will stand by you, and give you full support in the discharge of your duties,” he added
The new spokesman was enlisted into the Force on Sept. 1, 1988, and was the second-in-command, Area E FESTAC Area Command, Lagos State, before his new posting.
Ajisebutu was a one time PPRO, Oyo State Police Command, between 2015 and 2019 and PPRO Zone 11, Osogbo, between 2019 and 2020, where he excelled. He is also a former Deputy PPRO, Ogun State Command.
He was a Personal Assistant to Commissioners of Police in Ogun Command and Personal Assistant to the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Research and Planning, Force Headquarters, Abuja, retired DIG Leye Oyebade, in 2021.
CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu is an Associate Member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) and member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
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.
