Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has announced Mr. Ladi Akeredolu-Ale, as Managing Director of Enugu State Broadcasting Service (ESBS).
Akeredolu-Ale was the Controller, of Current Affairs at Channels Televisions in Lagos State.
Mbah announced appointment in a release by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Chidiebere Onyia on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.
The new appointee is a veteran with over 30 years of experience in the media industry.
The statement reads, “Mr. Ladi Akeredolu-Ale has been appointed the MD of the ESBS. Before his appointment, he was the Controller, of Current Affairs at Channels Television headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria.
“He 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.”