A renowned journalist, Dele Oyewale has been appointed as the spokesperson of the anti-graft agency by the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulkarim Chukkol.
The appointment is with immediate effect from Thursday, September 28, 2023.
In separate letters dated Thursday, September 28, Oyewale was appointed as the EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, while the former spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, was redeployed as the acting Director of Public Affairs.
Uwujaren confirmed the development and said, “Yes, I’ve been appointed as the acting Director of Public Affairs for the EFCC.”
It would be recalled that Oyewale, while a practicing journalist, worked with various news outlets including The News, Tempo, PM News, and Tell Magazine.
He won the Nigerian Media Merit Awards as the Industry Reporter of the Year 2002 and 2003, the Business Reporter of the Year 2003 and 2005, the Aviation Reporter of the Year 2004 and 2005, and the Banking and Finance Reporter of the Year, 2005.
Oyewale holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geography from the University of Ilorin, Kwara State. He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism from the Nigeria Institute of Journalism.
He also holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Oyo State.
