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The outgoing Director of the National Orientation Agency in Oyo State, Olukemi Afolayan, on Wednesday, commended the state governor, Seyi Makinde’s administration for supporting the agency through the establishment of the state Mobilisation Agency for Socio-Economic Development which has helped to ease the agency’s operations and infrastructural development.
Afolayan gave this commendation during a send-off ceremony held in her honour at the state agency’s headquarters in Ibadan, the state capital.
She stressed that the improved road network had made it easier for the agency to carry out sensitisation assignments across the state.
She said, “NOA’s achievements under my leadership include 106 media orientation programmes, town hall meetings, advocacy campaigns, and the successful compensation of Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi, the designer of the Nigerian flag.
“Makinde’s administration has helped to ease the agency’s operations and infrastructural development.”
In his remarks, the Chairman of the occasion and the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, praised the agency for its critical roles in public awareness and civic engagement.
He described the celebrant as one of NOA’s finest ambassadors, noting that her tenure had significantly strengthened the agency’s role in mobilising citizens.
He said, “Since 1993, when MAMSER metamorphosed into NOA, I have followed the trajectory of the organisation and it is my submission that the residual challenges facing the agency notwithstanding, Afolayan has stood out as one of the best ambassadors of the agency.”
