The Federal
Road Safety Corps Celebrity Marshals Unit has released a list of top media and
entertainment personalities to be inducted as new members in 2017, with top on
the list including President, Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) Mr.
Dotun Oladipo, who doubles as Managing Editor, The Eagle Online, reports ITRealms.
The
Coordinator of the Unit, Chris Kehinde Nwandu, made this disclosure to ITRealms in Abuja, listed some of the
new celebrity marshals to include AIT’s anchor person of Focus Nigeria, Gbenga
Aruleba; Chief Executive of ONTV and Soundcity TV Tajudeen Adepetu; and torch
bearing artiste and TV host, Zakky Azzay.
Others
include the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of The Sun Newspaper, Eric Osagie;
General Manager of AIT in Lagos, Jiire Kuforiji; and General Manager Raypower
in Lagos, Yewande Iwuoha.
Also on the
bill are veteran actress, Ngozi Ezeonu; Executive Director Marketing, Federal
Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Vera Oshokoya; as well as veteran broadcaster,
Olusesan Ekisola.
Former
President of Directors Guild of Nigeria, Bond Emeruwa; CEO of Goldmyne TV,
Sesan Rufai; Editor Sunday of New Telegraph newspapers; Juliet Bumah; radio
personality, Nanli Diali of Rhythm FM; and human rights lawyer, Kayode Ajulo,
are included in the list.
The
induction of the new members will form part of the activities marking the 1st
Annual Lecture of the FRSC Celebrity Special Marshals scheduled for November
10, 2017 at Renaissance Hotel, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos.
The event,
which commences at 11am, will have as its Guest Speaker the Corps Marshal of
the FRSC, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, who will be speaking on the topic: “Ember Months,
The Myths, The Rush and Subsequent Effects” alongside other other notable speakers.
The FRSC
Celebrity Special Marshals Unit was established in 2011 with the aim of using
notable personalities in the media, movie, music, comedy and other showbiz
industry as ambassadors for road safety.
Their
mandates include advocacy, national patrol, enlightenment programmes at motor
parks and various activities that will help in reducing road crashes.
The current
membership of the Unit currently stands at over 100 across the country.
Thirty new
celebrities are expected to be inducted at the event, according to Nollywood
veteran, Segun Arinze, who doubles as the Chairman of the Membership Committee
and Coordinator Lagos Unit of the Celebrity Special Marshals.
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