Foreign Affairs Ministry Appoints ACOE Member, Raphael Oni as Media Aide
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Foreign Affairs Ministry Appoints ACOE Member, Raphael Oni as Media Aide
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has appointed a member of the Association of Corporate Online Editors, ACOE, Raphael Oni, as Special Assistant on Digital and Public Diplomacy.
Oni’s appointment was approved by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, as part of efforts to strengthen the ministry’s communication of its mandate and the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
The ministry also appointed Richard Elesho as Special Assistant on Media and Strategic Communications.
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The appointments were announced in a statement issued by the ministry’s spokesperson, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa.
According to the statement, the two appointees bring decades of combined experience in journalism, public affairs, government communication and media management to their new roles.
Elesho is a graduate of Delta State University, Abraka, and Kogi State University, Anyigba.
He previously served as Chief Press Secretary and Director-General, Media Affairs, to two former governors of Kogi State, Ibrahim Idris and Idris Wada.
Until his latest appointment, he was the North Central Bureau Chief of The News/PM News.
Oni, on the other hand, is a diplomatic reporting specialist with over 15 years of experience in government communication, public diplomacy and international relations.
The ministry described him as an award-winning photojournalist and diplomatic correspondent.
He holds a master’s degree in International Relations and Diplomacy from the University of Abuja.
Oni has been the publisher of Diplomats Extra Magazine since 2013, a publication focused on diplomacy and international affairs and read by ministries, departments and agencies, embassies and other stakeholders.
He has also served two terms as Secretary-General of the Diplomatic Correspondents Association of Nigeria and as Secretary-General of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Correspondents Chapel, Abuja.
The ministry said the new media team would support effective communication of its activities and ensure better public understanding of Nigeria’s foreign policy and diplomatic engagements.
