Wike Appoints Olalere Olayinka as Media Aide

• Minister Nyesom Wike appoints Olalere Olayinka as Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication and Social Media for FCT administration
• Olayinka, with over 20 years of experience in media, will develop strategies to improve public awareness and engagement with FCT initiatives

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has appointed Mr. Olalere Olayinka as the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication and Social Media, effective immediately.

The announcement, made by Anthony Ogunleye, Director of Press in the Minister’s office, highlighted Olayinka’s extensive background in journalism, public relations, and media management.

With over 20 years of experience across both public and private sectors, Olayinka is expected to strengthen communication efforts for the FCT administration.

Olayinka, CEO of Our Peoples FM in Ado-Ekiti and publisher of Wazobia Reporters Online, previously served as Special Assistant on Public Communications to the Governor of Ekiti State from 2014 to 2018. Born on October 1, 1972, in Okemesi, Ekiti State, he is a graduate of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism in Ogba, Lagos.

” As Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication and Social Media, Mr. Olayinka will oversee the development of communication strategies to improve public awareness of government activities and facilitate stronger engagement between the FCT Administration and the public,” the statement added.