Obarisi Ovie Omo-Agege, the Deputy Senate President and a leading candidate for the governorship of Delta State, has named Ima Niboro, a former presidential spokesman, as his campaign’s Director of Communications and Media Strategy.
In a statement issued today, Omo-Agege stated that his selection of the award-winning journalist and former Managing Director of Nigeria’s News Agency, NAN, demonstrates his dedication to bringing only the best and brightest to the campaign’s developing organization.
He noted that “the quest to liberate Delta State from the vice grip of those who do not wish her well is urgent and overwhelming.
“We will bring in our best brains, we will put all willing hands on deck, we will lead from the front, and we will win.
“I have confidence in your capacity, knowledge and experience. Yours is the very first appointment I am making, and it is a signal to the state and country at large that we mean business here.”
Bio
Niboro, a Fellow of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, served as Special Adviser to Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Media and Publicity until being named Managing Director of NAN in 2014.
Prior to that, he served as the President’s Senior Special Assistant for Media and Publicity (Office of the Vice President).
Niboro has a master’s degree in international relations and strategic studies from Lagos State University, as well as a postgraduate diploma in journalism from the Nigerian Institute of Journalism and a bachelor’s degree in English studies from the University of Port Harcourt.
He is a father of three children.
