Enugu Governor, Mbah appoints Akeredolu-Ale Managing Director ESBS

BY JUDE OSSAI / ENUGU

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has appointed Mr. Ladi Akeredolu-Ale, an award-winning journalist, Managing Director of Enugu State Broadcasting Service (ESBS).

Until his recent appointment, Ladi was the Controller, Current Affairs at Channels Television in Lagos State.

His appointment was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Chidiebere Onyia on Tuesday.

The veteran journalist is expected to bring to bear over 30 years of experience in journalism in the state broadcasting service.

It is expected that Mr. Akeredolu-Ale would drive a media revolution, inspire drastic reforms in media innovation and creativity, and turn the state-owned media service into one of the best revenue-generating organisations in the state.

The statement reads:

“Mr. Ladi Akeredolu-Ale has been appointed the MD of the ESBS. Before his appointment, he was the Controller, Current Affairs at Channels television headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria.

“He is a multiple award winner being the Nigeria Media Merit Award winner of Television Presenter and Reporter of the Year in 2001, Diamond Award for Media Excellence as Reporter of the Year in 2004, as well as Nigeria Media Merit Award Programme Presenter of the Year 2019.

“A veteran of almost 30 years standing in television broadcasting, he was also Director General and Chief Executive of Ondo State Radio and Television Corporation between March, 2009 and February, 2017.

“He holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Sociology from the Universities of Ilorin and Lagos in 1992 and 1998 respectively and is an alumnus of the Lagos Business School Chief Executive’s Programme of 2011.”

Editor

Jude Ossai (JP) a veteran journalist is a National Diploma holder in Mass Communication from Ogwashi-Uku Polytechnic Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State. He also studied at Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) Enugu and Imo State University, Owerri for his first and second degrees in Mass Communication, respectively. He writes extensively on politics, crime, corruption, climate change, healthcare, human rights, social justice, among others.