SYNW
CONGRATULATES AKEEM LASISI ON HIS APPOINTMENT AS TECH-U PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
The society of Young
Nigerian Writers (SYNW) has congratulated Akeem Lasisi, a Poet and Spoken Word
Artist on his appointment as TECH-U’s Public Relations Officer.
According to a
statement released by SYNW President, Wole Adedoyin in Ibadan yesterday
commended and described the appointment of Akeem Lasisi as a well-deserved and
befitting one and a round peg in a round hole.
While expressing
optimism that the former Art Editor of the Punch newspaper will do the
University and indeed the state proud. SYNW also assured that Lasisi’s creative
writing experience would accord him all the needed support to succeed bringing
to bear his diverse and rich professional exposure and competencies in managing
the University’s corporate image.
SYNW finally expressed
confidence in Akeem Lasisi’s ability to carry out the assignment well and also lauded
the Governing Council of TECH-U for making a good choice.
Akeem Lasisi is known
for his experimentations with oral Yoruba and English poetry. A graduate of the
Obafemi Awolowo University, he won the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA)
and Cadbury Poetry Prize for the year 2000 with Iremoje. A well-known
performance poet and journalist with The Comet Newspaper, Lasisi is also the
author of Wonderland and Post Mortem.
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