Gov Mbah Appoints Channels TV Ladi Akeredolu-Ale As Enugu State Broadcasting Service MD

Gov Mbah has appointed Channels TV Ladi Akeredolu-Ale as Enugu State Broadcasting Service MD.

Glamtush reports that Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah has appointed Ladi Akeredolu-Ale Managing Director of Enugu State Broadcasting Service (ESBS).

This online newspaper understands that Ladi, until his recent appointment, was the Controller of Current Affairs at Channels Television in Lagos State.

Ladi’s appointment was announced by the Governor via Twitter on Tuesday.

The Governor’s tweet read: “I have appointed Mr Ladi Akeredolu-Ale, as the Managing Director of Enugu State Broadcasting Service (ESBS).

“Until this appointment, Ladi was the Controller, Current Affairs at Channels Television in Lagos State. He is an award-winning journalist and I expect him to bring to ESBS, his over 30 years of experience in journalism.

“I’m hopeful that Mr Akeredolu-Ale would drive a media revolution, inspire drastic reforms in media innovation and creativity, and turn ESBS media service into one of the best revenue-generating organisations in Enugu state.”

Ladi is a multiple award winner being the Nigeria Media Merit Award winner of Television Presenter and Reporter of the Year in 2001, Diamond Award for Media Excellence as Reporter of the Year in 2004, as well as Nigeria Media Merit Award Programme Presenter of the Year 2019.

A veteran of almost 30 years standing in television broadcasting. He was also Director General and Chief Executive of Ondo State Radio and Television Corporation between March, 2009 and February, 2017.

He holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Sociology from the Universities of Ilorin and Lagos in 1992 and 1998 respectively and is an alumnus of the Lagos Business School Chief Executive’s Programme of 2011.