Federal University innOye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Ekiti State has appointed Dr. Sunday Saanu of University of Ibadan as its Director of Communication and Corporate Affairs.
Dr. Saanu, a cumulative graduate of communication and a distinguished journalist brings on board a myriad of diverse experiences and insights gained over the years in both public and private universities, having worked with four Vice Chancellors in UI as Media Assistant before going to Ajayi Crowther University (ACU), Oyo, where he further built a strong reputation for himself as an established writer with a compelling prose style.
Respected for his resilience and resourcefulness, Dr. Saanu is going to FUOYE with formidable academic and professional credentials, including a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Communication and Language Arts, Master of Communication Arts (MCA), Master of Arts (MA) and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Cultural and and Media Studies from University of Ibadan (UI). He is a member of Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (MNIPR).
Registrar of the university, Mr. Mufutau Ibrahim who signed the letter, announced the appointment of Dr. Saanu in a statement as contained in the official online journal of the institution
He congratulated him as the pioneer Director of Communication and Corporate Affairs of the university
Dr. Saanu whose work sits at the intersection of print journalism, public relations, perception creation and management is an avid reader and erudite researcher. He is a tailored man of excellent manners and impeccable character, exemplifying a perfect blend of professionalism, kindness and friendship.
He brings to FUOYE a rare blend of academic depth and administrative pragmatism, personifying a new model of leadership: confident in reform, fluent in evidence and relentless in execution. Dr. Saanu believes that a leader could be both competent and compassionate.
He attended Lisabi Grammar School, Abeokuta, Ogun State Polytechnic, now Moshood Abiola Polytechnic where he had earlier studied Mass Communication up till a Higher National Degree (HND), before moving to the University of Ibadan where he read Communication and Language Arts, wrapping his academic career with a Ph.D in Cultural and Media Studies in the same university.
This appointment is, however, a culmination of his years of diligence and commitment to his work, having carved a niche for himself as an ingenious writer whose write ups are always raves with the readers, with the best of creative writing, dramatization and graphic presentation of facts and figures.
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