YENAGOA (Sundiata Post) – Following his inauguration for a second term in office, the Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson has appointed a journalist, Francis Ottah Agbo as his Special Adviser on Media Relations. According to the statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, the appointment is with immediate effect.
Before Agbo’s new appointment, he was a media consultant to the governor. Agbo had also worked as Senior Special Assistant to the former Minister of Information and Communications, the late Prof. Dora Akunyili where he coordinated the minister’s media relations, and worked tirelessly to reposition the image of Nigeria through the National Rebranding Campaign.
Before Agbo’s new appointment, he was a media consultant to the governor. Agbo had also worked as Senior Special Assistant to the former Minister of Information and Communications, the late Prof. Dora Akunyili where he coordinated the minister’s media relations, and worked tirelessly to reposition the image of Nigeria through the National Rebranding Campaign.
In the build-up to the 2015 general elections, the former Senate President, Senator David Mark appointed him as chairman of the David Mark Media Campaign Committee.
Agbo has traversed many media houses in his journalism career. Chief among the newspapers where he practised are Insider Magazine, TheNews Magazine, The Sun Publishing Limited where he served as Politics Editor, Sunday Sun, all in Lagos and later rose to be Group Politics Editor of the Abuja-based Leadership newspapers. [pro_ad_display_adzone id=”70560″]
Francis Agbo was born on 6th June 1974 in the village of Agadagba in Ukwonyo clan in Utonkon district of Ado Local Government Area of Benue State, to the royal family of Prince Pius Agbo Onumah in Ijigban Kingdom in Ado Local Government Area.
Agbo has traversed many media houses in his journalism career. Chief among the newspapers where he practised are Insider Magazine, TheNews Magazine, The Sun Publishing Limited where he served as Politics Editor, Sunday Sun, all in Lagos and later rose to be Group Politics Editor of the Abuja-based Leadership newspapers. [pro_ad_display_adzone id=”70560″]
Francis Agbo was born on 6th June 1974 in the village of Agadagba in Ukwonyo clan in Utonkon district of Ado Local Government Area of Benue State, to the royal family of Prince Pius Agbo Onumah in Ijigban Kingdom in Ado Local Government Area.
He graduated in 2002 with B.A Mass Communications from the University of Maiduguri. He also obtained M.Sc Mass Communications in 2006 and currently a doctoral candidate in Media Arts in University of Abuja.
Agbo is married and is blessed with children.