The Group Politics Editor of Tribune Newspapers, Mr. Taiwo Adisa has been appointed as the Chief Press Secretary to Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde.
The appointment was announced in a statement in Ibadan by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Chief Bisi Ilaka
Makinde, shortly after his inauguration, had announced the first appointment last week Wednesday, when he named Chief Bisi Ilaka the Chief of Staff and Professor Sayed Malik as Chairman of Muslim Wing of the state Pilgrims Welfare Board.
Until his appointment, Adisa was the Group Politics Editor and Abuja Bureau Chief of Tribune Newspapers.
Between May 2003 and 2005, Adisa served as Special Assistant (Media Relations) to former President of the Senate, Senator Adolphus Wabara.
He holds BA and MA degrees in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan.
His journalism career has seen him working in The News Tempo Magazines, The Punch Newspapers and Tribune which he joined in July 2005.
Apart from serving as the Group Politics Editor and Abuja Bureau Chief of Tribune, he also runs a weekly column in the Sunday Tribune called The Lynx-Eye, which he uses to dissect political developments across the country.
Adisa who hails from Ogbomoso South local government of the state is currently undertaking a Ph.D programme in Media Arts at the University of Abuja.
