A penultimate student of Communication and Language Arts, Oluwatobi Odeyinka has emerged as President of the Union of Campus Journalists, University of Ibadan (UCJ UI)
He was sworn in as President at the Union’s dinner held on Saturday, May 6, 2023.
Odeyinka was the former Vice President (Editorial), otherwise known as Editor-in-Chief of the union. He was also once a Southwest Coordinator for the National Union of Campus Journalists, the national body of student journalists.
Fondly called Tobi, the new President has published stories in reputable platforms including Premium Times, The Continent, HumAngle, among others. His areas of interest include humanitarian crisis, accountability and good governance, social justice, community development and environmental issues. He is skilled in investigative and data journalism, crisis and Gender-based reporting, climate reporting, and Fact checking.
He is a two-time recipient of the Youth Digest Campus Journalism Awards, and a Runner-up at the Lekan Otufodunrin Student Journalism Awards, 2021.
Other executive members are:
Editor-in-Chief (VP Editorial) – Abdulrahman Adebayo
Vice President (Administration) – Ukaegbu Deborah
General Secretary – Fagbemi Joshua
Assistant General Secretary – Sanusi Aminat
Financial Secretary – Abdul Ganiyu Latifat
Public Relations Officer I – Odedele Covenant
Public Relations Officer II – Akano Aishat
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According to Odeyinka, the last administration contributed to the growth of journalism on the University campus and revived moribund local press organisations.
“It also organised numerous training in which some of the best brains in the journalism space trained our members. The union also helped members transition to mainstream journalism, through helping with pitches and securing reporting commissions,” he stated.
He promised that the new administration will try its best to sustain and build on past achievements.
One of his plans is to organize a media tour for members of the union which he believes would help expose them to the everyday activities of a media organisation.
