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NIPR Shines As Oyewole Emerges Pioneer CoSPAL Secretary General
The
Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has celebrated the
election of its member, Dapo Oyewole, as the pioneer Secretary General
of the Conference of Speakers and Presidents of African Legislatures
(CoSPAL), held in Accra, Ghana.
In
a statement, the NIPR president, Dr Ike Neliaku, praised Mr Oyewole’s
achievement, calling it a testament to his hard work, creativity, and
leadership skills.
Neliaku
highlighted Oyewole’s track record, especially during his role as
Special Adviser to the Speaker of the 9th Assembly when CoSPAL was
founded.
“To us, your
election did not come as a surprise because we know that you are a
certified Public Relations professional with enormous capacity,
competence, and passion for leadership, which you have demonstrated in
various national responsibilities entrusted to you at different
periods,” he said.
He
further encouraged Oyewole to uphold the values of the public relations
profession, emphasizing that his new position offered an opportunity to
project the Institute’s values across Africa and beyond.
The
NIPR also extended its appreciation to the speaker of the 10th
Assembly, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, his Deputy Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu,
CoSPAL President and Ghanaian Parliament Speaker Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin,
and the Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, and
Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, Director General of Nigeria’s Institute of
Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), for their roles in making
the election successful.
CoSPAL,
founded in 2020, is a body that unites Speakers and Presidents of
Parliaments in 54 African countries, promoting collaboration and
dialogue on legislative matters across the continent.
