Vibrant media outfit Parrotxtra Media Network has finalised all plans to host the governors of the Southwest region of Nigeria in commemoration of its 20th anniversary of media excellence.
The event, titled the “Southwest Leadership & Legacy Summit,” is scheduled to take place on May 5, 2025, at 11 a.m.
The Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde, will play host to other state governors from the region at the newly launched ‘The Exellessor’, located beside BCOS, Basorun, in Ibadan, Oyo State.
The theme of the lecture to be delivered at the event is ‘Southwest: Critical Issues to Shape the Future’.
Royals, dignitaries for the event
To attend the 20th anniversary of the media outfit and the launch of the Southwest Leadership and Legacy Summit, are foremost Yoruba traditional rulers: the Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Akeem Owoade, Owoade 1; the Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, Ige Olakulehin 1; and the Orangun of Oke Ila, Oba (Dr.) Adedokun Abolarin, Aroyinkeye 1. They are the official Royal Fathers of the Day.
Equally, the first female Speaker in the history of the Oyo State House of Assembly and Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Monsurat Sunmonu, will serve as the Mother of the Day, while the Director General, Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission, Dr. Seye Oyeleye, will be on the podium as the guest speaker.
The event, which is strictly by invitation, will also be attended by the crème de la crème in society, including General Oladayo Popoola, former military governor of Oyo and Ogun States, Mr Godwin Mekwuye of Vivid Imagination; Alhaji Hassan Fatungase, AIG Tunji Alapini (rtd), Basorun Dele Momodu, Senator Babafemi Ojudu; Barrister Iyiola Oladokun, Professor Ayobami Salami, Barrister Akeem Agbaje; and several other dignitaries.
Olayinka Agboola, before establishing Parrotxtra Media Network
Before establishing Parrot Xtra Media Network, a division of ProKonnect Limited in 2024, Agboola worked with Fame Weekly Magazine, Thisday Newspaper, Ovation International Magazine, Sketch Newspapers and the Nigerian Tribune. He also served as the late former governor of Oyo State as his Deputy Chief Press Secretary.
Agboola, who turns 60 on the day of the event, superintends over ParrotXtra Media Networks’ activities that include the publication of ParrotXtra Glossy Magazine and the online version, PMParrot.com, as well as the production of the popular radio show, ParrotXtra Hour/Ayekooto, on one of Nigeria’s biggest radio stations, Splash 105.5FM, Ibadan, every Tuesday by 11a.m.
