Ex-Tribune journalist, Sunday Adepoju, becomes BSM&GS Ahoyaya Old Students’ Association PR strategist
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The Baptist Secondary Modern and Grammar School Ahoyaya Old Students’ Association (BSM&GSAOSA), Ogbomoso has appointed former Nigerian Tribune journalist, Sunday Adepoju, as its Public Relations Officer (PRO).
The appointment was initiated by the Aale Okeeerin of Okeelerin, Ogbomoso, His Royal Majesty, Oba Samuel Oyebamiji Amao, and approved at the association’s monthly meeting attended by members, including one of the pioneer students, Pa Abraham Oke, of the 1957 graduating set.
Speaking at the meeting on Sunday, Oba Amao charged Adepoju to deploy his professional expertise in communication and public relations to strengthen alumni relations, particularly by working closely with different graduating sets, especially those from 1979, when the institution was upgraded from a modern school to a grammar school.
The association’s President, Alhaji Abdul-Aziz Badamasi, also urged the new PRO to publicise the association’s achievements and activities to enhance its visibility and promote its contributions to the development of the school.
Adepoju, who currently serves as acting Director of the Centre for Information, Communication and Public Relations at the Federal Polytechnic Ayede, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, was formerly with Nigerian Tribune and has also lectured at the University of Calabar and the Federal Polytechnic Ayede.
He holds Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan and is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR).
He is also the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Pan-Nigerian News and a freelance English newscaster and reporter with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Ogbomoso.
Established by the Nigerian Baptist Convention on February 1, 1955, the school began at Abepe area, Ogbomoso, with 34 male students.
Its population rose to 68 within the first week of opening before the school was moved to its present site at Ahoyaya, Ogbomoso, before the end of the first term.
In September 1979, the institution was upgraded from Baptist Secondary Modern School to Baptist Secondary Grammar School following the takeover of its administration by the then Oyo State Government under the late Governor Bola Ige.
The school has since maintained the values and traditions established by its founding proprietors, with emphasis on academic excellence, moral and religious training, and the development of responsible citizens.
Adepoju’s appointment, according to the President, Alhaji Badamosi, is expected to strengthen communication among members, improve the publicity of the association’s activities and achievements, and encourage greater alumni participation in the development of their alma mater.
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