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THE long awaited Osun Online Publishers Association, OOPA Digital Media Week 2024 started in a grand style with a visit to Abiye Orphanage Home and community service at the Igbono market, Osogbo, Osun State on Wednesday, December 4, 2024.
The day started with a Press Conference at the Secretariat of the Osun Online Publishers Association situated at Ajegunle Community, Osogbo with the Chairman of the Association, Muktar Ajelogbon, Publisher of Osun Reporters declaring the week open with advise to legacy media including the print, broadcast and online media to see themselves as one by working together as one under the canopy of “Fourth Estate of the Realm” with credible news, professionalism and objectivity.
In his address, the Chairman of the Planning Committee of the 2nd Osun Digital Media Week 2024, Adesoji Omosebi, Publisher of SOJ WORLDWIDE ONLINE NEWS gave insight into how award recipients were nominated and selected.
Full Text Of Opening Address By Adesoji Omosebi
“This is to welcome you to the second edition of Osun Digital Media Week 2024 organised by Osun Online Publishers Association, OOPA.
Before I proceed, let me pay Homage to our Royal Father, Our Patron and Father of the Day, the Olowu Kuta, HRM Oba Adekunle Oyelude Makama for his utmost support and his fatherly role to our Association.
My homage is incomplete if I do not honour our Mother of the Day, Mrs. Funmi Abokede for her support.
I want to thank our Chairman, Muktar Ajelogbon, Publisher of Osun Reporters for always being there for us and making sure nothing is left out in our preparation for all the programs.
I want to specifically thank one of our founding members, Aminat Alake Ajibola, Publisher of Amiloaded Media Hub who singlehandedly bankrolled the OOPA vests we are wearing today. God bless you, Amiloaded, and God bless all of us too.
I want to appreciate our formidable Planning Committee for their cooperation and the team spirit exhibited for the success of our program.
Indeed, you are wonderful.
The formidable Planning Committee includes,
- My humble self, Adesoji Omosebi – Chairman of the Planning Committee and Publisher of SOJ WORLDWIDE ONLINE NEWS.
- Akintunde Idowu – Secretary and Publisher of The Interviews
- Idowu Abass Yusuf – Publicity Secretary and Publisher of Ideal Plus Media
- Kolapo Azeez – Treasurer and Publisher of The Source Media
- Jare Tiamiyu – Member and Publisher of Insight Link Media
- Boluwatife Adedokun – Member and Publisher of Herbinger News
- Arogundade Nafisat Folashade – Member and Publisher of Worldgist News
The program on whose behalf we were appointed, The Great Osun Online Publishers Association, OOPA for their steadfastness and cooperation. Thank you for appointing us for this challenging task.
We thank all our Award recipients whom we are going to celebrate tomorrow, Thursday, December 5, 2024.
As you are aware, the topic for this year’s program is, “THE IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE 21ST CENTURY.”
Dear members of the Fourth Estate of the Realm, the Committee took far reaching decisions in arriving at our awardees nomination for this year’s program.
For the award nominees, we have four categories, namely,
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The Best Radio of The Year,
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The Best Philanthropic Of The Year,
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Best Secondary School Of The Year
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Best Brand Of The Year in Osun State and
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One of our own Mr. Akintunde Idowu was carefully selected as OOPA MEMBER OF THE YEAR 2024 for his commitment, loyalty and outstanding performance, although we are all equally qualified, we decided to pick one out of all performers because we are mandated to pick only one of us.
We have at least four nominees in each of the categories, to make the competition competitive, we chose to do the public voting through electronic voting on the Social Media for equity, fairness and transparency.
Winners of the voting Award categories includes;
1) Phoebestar Royalty Schools, Osogbo as the
OSUN BEST SECONDARY SCHOOL OF THE YEAR
2) Dr. Adelawon Taiwo (TROSE Foundation) as the OSUN PHILANTHROPIST OF THE YEAR
3) Nike Art Gallery as the OSUN CORPORATE BRAND OF THE YEAR
4) Fresh 104.9 FM, Osogbo as the
OSUN BEST RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR 2024.
5) Idowu Akintunde Julius as the OOPA MEMBER OF THE YEAR.
However, some selected individuals who have contributed positively to the development of Osun State and people at large were also selected to receive Osun Digital Media Award 2024 in appreciation of their positive impacts.
The selected individuals are;
1. Mrs Funmi Abokede – OOPA WOMAN OF VIRTUE 2024
2. Prof. Siyan Oyeweso – OOPA MAN OF VALOUR 2024
3. CSP Yemisi Opalola – OOPA WOMAN OF VIRTUE 2024
4. Brig. Gen. Bashir Abiodun Adewinmbi Adeniran (Rtd) – OOPA MAN OF VALOUR 2024.
5. Comr (Chief) Amitolu Shittu – OOPA MAN OF VALOUR 2024.
6. Comr. Olowu Emmanuel – OOPA MAN OF VALOUR 2024
7. Mr. Ayodele Agboola – OOPA MAN OF VALOUR 2024.
Dear fellow members, this year’s DIGITAL MEDIA WEEK 2023 will run for three days with the following details,
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 (Today) – Community Service at Igbona Market and a visit to Orphanage Home at Aboye Orphanage home, Osogbo.
The second day which is tomorrow, December 5, 2024 is the public lecture and presentation of Award of Excellence to all worthy recipient of our award who have excelled in their various of fields.
Third Day, December 6, 2024 was set aside for a visit to a Tourist Centre at Erin-Ijesha Waterfall by members of OOPA to cool our nerves after a hectic and a rigorous year.
The general public are hereby officially invited to our Public Lecture and Award Presentation programme tomorrow at Ben-Bar Event Hall, beside Regina Suite, Ring Road Osogbo by 11:00AM
Thank you all and God bless.”
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