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ONDO NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS’ REJOICES WITH  EBENEZER ADENIYAN ON HIS APPOINTMENT AS GOVERNOR’S CPS  The Association of Independent Newspaper Publishers of Nigeria Ondo State Council has felicitated with Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan on his appointment as the new Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Ondo State Governor, His Excellency Lucky Ayedatiwa.  In a press release made available to Journalists in Ondo State, the President of the Association,  Prince Adefemi Ojopagogo described the new Chief Press Secretary as a highly cerebral journalist that knows his onions.  Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan is an unassuming and uncompromising media guru that will carry all media practitioners along in Ondo State especially about the dessemination of news and information on the policies of Ondo State Government that are geared towards improving the livelihood of the good people of Ondo State.  Prince Adefemi Ojopagogo appreciated the Governor of Ondo State His Excellency Lucky Ayedatiwa for appointing one of the home grown journalists as his Chief Press Secretary.  He admonished the Chief Press Secretary to put his experience to bear while discharging his duty explaining that the grassroots newspaper publishers are ready to work with him in the task of discharging his duty effectively.
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Breaking News. Aiyedatiwa Nominates Adelami as Deputy Governor. Chief Olayide Owolabi Adelami, mni hails from Owo. He is an administrator, philanthropist & politician Former Deputy Clerk of Nigeria’s National Assembly. Co-Founder, Elizabeth Foundation. PROFILE OF DEPUTY GOVERNOR NOMINEE Chief Olayide Owolabi Adelami, mni hails from Owo, Ondo state. He was born over 6 decades ago to the family of Oluka Oribokun by Pa and Mrs Amos Adelami. Adelami graduated from the prestigious Imade College in Owo before proceeding to The Polytechnic, Ibadan for his GCE A level and University of Lagos for his Bachelors of Science in Business Administration. He further got an MBA degree from Ogun State University. After the completion of the mandatory one year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in June 1983, young Adelami was enlisted into Federal Civil Service as an Accountant II in December, 1983. He resumed to the Treasury Department of the Accountant General of the Federation office and in 1988 he was later posted to the National Assembly Provisional Office, Abuja as one of the pioneer staff of the Constituent Assembly which metamorphosed into the present day National Assembly. In the discharge of his duty, Adelami had the singular privilege of setting up the Finance and Accounts Department of the National Assembly as we have come to know it. In 1996, he was invited to help in setting up the Accounts Department of the Petroleum Special Trust Fund. After completion of this tasks, he was also beckoned to serve at the Family Support Trust Fund where, again, he helped set up the Finance and Accounts Department. He headed these departments between 1996 and 2000. It is mention-worthy that the project of National Hospital, Abuja was executed and delivered during Adelami’s service period. His sterling performances, years of experience and reputation as an astute manager of resources with enviable integrity saw Adelami being recalled to the National Assembly in 2000 to strengthen the Finance Department. Three years later, he was made the Head of the Finance and Accounts Department. He remained in this position till 2007 when he was confirmed as a Director. The following year, he was nominated for a one year senior management course at the prestigious National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos. After the completion of his course at the Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies in 2008, he was assigned a bigger task of pioneering the newly created Department of Procurement and Supplies. Without a single trained staff in procurement processes, Adelami embarked on the rigorous process of staff training and nurtured the department to an enviable position. In 2014, he was promoted to the position of Secretary (Permanent Secretary), Directorate of Procurement, Estate and Works. A position he held until he was appointed as the Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly. He remained the Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly until his retirement in April 2018.