Gov. Obaseki appoints Okungbowa as chief press secretary
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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo has appointed Andrew Okungbowa, a travel journalist, as his new chief press secretary.
This is contained in a statement issued in Lagos on Tuesday by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Osarodion Ogie.
According to the SSG, Mr Okungbowa’s appointment takes immediate effect.
Mr Okungbowa was a former president of the Association of Travel and Tourism Writers of Nigeria (ANJET) and weekend editor with the Daily Telegraph newspapers in Lagos.
Before his appointment, Mr Okungbowa was Special Adviser, Inter-government Relations to the President, Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN), Nkereweum Onung.
(NAN)
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