The former Ogun state Speaker, House of Assembly and now the Chairman, House of Assembly Service Commission, Rt. Hon. Prince Suraj Ishola Adekumbi, has assured workers of the Commission of an enabling and conducive working environment that would help them to deliver optimally.
Adekumbi gave the assurance during a familiarisation meeting with staffers of the Assembly Service Commission in Abeokuta promised a robust welfare that would encourage officers to give their best in service delivery.
The Ex-Speaker admonished the staff that current administration of the Assembly Commission under his leadership would not condone act of indiscipline, emphasising that discipline, appointment and promotion were the core functions of the Commission.
In his remarks, the Executive Secretary, Mr. Taiwo Opaleye enjoined staffers to ensure professionalism while discharging their duties and be punctual at work at all time.
Opaleye noted that staffers should work hard to justify their salaries while contributing to the growth and development of the state.
In their separate remarks, Mrs. Olubunmi Ogunsoto and Miss. Toyosi Alayaki hailed the chairman and the commission’s members for their words of encouragement, promising that members of staff would not relent in contributing their quotas in achieving the goals and objectives of the state through Assembly Commission.
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.
