All journalists in the state are mobilising to storm the state house of assembly this morning in support of Odusile.
Information reaching THE STATEPOST confirmed that Odusile's nomination for the position of Commissioner of Information was well received by the generalty of media practitioners in the state as he is seen as one of them.
Odusile, the Information and Strategy Commissioner designate, was a former President of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ). Until recently, he served as President of the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ).
“Mr. Odusile, has considerable experience across the broadcast and print genres of journalism, spanning three and a half decades. He has held various newsroom management positions, including being the pioneer Editor of National Life Newspaper and Managing Editor of The Nation. He was also at different times on the staff of National Concord and ThisDay Newspapers.
“A researcher and resource person in media, he has many publications amongst which are ‘Media Ethics and Promotion of Democratic Culture in Nigeria’, ‘The Media, Socio-cultural and Political Integration, Thoughts on Policy’ among many others.
“He holds a Master degree in Legal Studies and belongs to a number of professional associations, including Nigerian Guild of Editors, International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), Federation of African Journalist (FAJ); West Africa Journalists Association (WAJA) and the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
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