The Publisher and Editor of Lagos Panorama and CEO ADSENSE Media Services, Comrade Tayo Aderinola has bagged the Outstanding Media Personality of the Year at the prestigious 15th Lagos-Ikeja City Awards on Sunday at the R & A Hotels, Ikeja, Lagos.
Aderinola who is the President of the Community Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria was accompanied by numerous of his supporters and associates to the podium to receive the award.
He noted that “my sincere appreciation and gratitude to the organizers of this prestigious Lagos-Ikeja City Awards for recognizing me with the Outstanding Media Personality of the Year Award, it’s an indication that our efforts are being noticed and it will inspire us to do more”.
Aderinola dedicated his award to late Rotimi Sankore “permit me the opportunity to a great personality who just passed on to glory, a journalist per-excellent, advocate for justice and women’s right, late Rotimi Sankore, we’ll ensure his believes and legacies shall not fade away, thank you all” affirmed the Nollywood actor and movie producer.
Late Rotimi Sankore, focused on the role of equality and women’s rights in sustainable development and democracy. A man who lived for both endeavours, leaving behind radiant, indelible marks of excellence in Nigeria and around the world, Rotimi Sankore, died at 55.
“My brother, we cannot let the bad guys have it all their way” -Rotimi Sankore Johnson famous quotes.
Other media personality awarded was the TVC’s Director for Current Affairs, Mr. Babajide Kolade-Otitoju who bagged Media Friendly Personality of the Year.
The Grand-Star Award for Outstanding Leader of the Year was awarded to no other person but the Member House of Representatives for Ikeja Federal Constituency, Dr James Abiodun Faleke who represented by the Executive Chairman Ojodu LCDA, Hon David Olusegun Odunmbaku.
Rt. Hon Faleke is indeed a genuinely compassionate leader who loves and cares for the people from the bottom of his heart, as he intentionally empowers people with the main objective of lifting everyone on his path out poverty and he has done this over a thousand times in the last couple of years.
Both Executives Chairmen of Ojodu and Onigbongbo LCDAs, Hon David Segun Odunmbaku and Hon Oladotun Olakanle respectively were awarded as Best Performing Local Government Chairman Infrastructure and Best Performing Local Government Chairman of the Year.