Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, has called for widespread public support in enforcing President Bola Tinubu’s directive to withdraw police escorts from private individuals and certain VIPs.
Bwala emphasized the administration’s determination to implement the order and encouraged citizens to document any breaches.
He advised Nigerians to photograph or video any unauthorized person—such as celebrities or private sector figures—still using police protection against the presidential directive.
He clarified, however, that the withdrawal is not universal. Certain critical government officials will continue to receive security, though possibly from agencies other than the police, such as the State Security Service (SSS) or the Civil Defence Corps.
President Tinubu’s order aims to redeploy police officers from personal VIP duties to frontline policing roles, as part of broader efforts to optimize police resources and prioritize public security over private protection.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
