Veteran journalist at Channels TV, Ladi Akeredolu-Ale has been appointed Managing Director of the Enugu State Broadcasting Service (ESBS).
The appointment is contained in a statement signed by the secretary to the state government Prof. Chidiebere Onyia on Tuesday.
Prior to the new job offer by the Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, Akeredolu-Ale was the controller of current affairs at Channels TV headquarters in Lagos.
According to Onyia, the state looks forward to the the erudite journalist bringing on board, his over 30 years of experience in his profession to the state broadcasting service.
This, he said, would drive a media revolution, inspire drastic reforms in media innovation, creativity and turn the state-owned media service into one of the best revenue-generating organisations in the state.
“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.
“He is also 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,” Onyia said.
The governor also confirmed the appointment on his Facebook page:
He added that Akeredolu-Ale holds both bachelors and masters degrees in sociology from the Universities of Ilorin and Lagos in 1992 and 1998 respectively.
He is also alumnus of the Lagos Business School chief executive’s programme of 2011.