The Special Adviser on Labour Affairs to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Comrade Sikiru Bayo Titilola-Sodo, will feature on the monthly personality platform of the elite South West Group of Online Publishers (SWEGOP) on Wednesday.
SWEGOP is a group of online publishers in Oyo, Osun, Ondo, Ogun, and Ekiti states practising together to promote professionalism through self-regulation and provide a wider reach through multiple professionally managed online media outlets.
The programme will be held at the Development Support Centre (DSP), Iyaganku, Ibadan, at 3 pm on Wednesday, July 7, 2022.
Sodo, as he is popularly known, is expected to meet highly cerebral media publishers who will engage with Comrade Sodo, a born activist, administrator, agriculturist, accountant, and lawyer, on the activities and achievements of Governor Seyi Makinde over the last three years.
The event, which promises to renew the existing cordial relationship between the body of media gurus in the state and the state government, will enable the parties to reflect the ongoing developmental strides of the government.
61-year-old Sikiru Bayo Titilola-Sodo attended Wesley School, Mamu Ijebu, Agbeni Methodist School, Ibadan; Ibadan Grammar School and Irepo Grammar School, Igboho, where he took his WASCE in 1979 and laid a record of the best results ever with A in 7 subjects including English and Mathematics, and two credits.
He proceeded to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, the same year and graduated with honours in Crop Science.
As an Agricultural Officer, he joined the Oyo State Local Government Service in 1990.
He later attended the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, for a postgraduate degree in local government administration and a Master of Business Administration (MBA).
He converted to the Accountant cadre and attended the Nigeria College of Accountancy, after which he qualified as a Certified National Accountant (CNA). He obtained an LLB, attended Law School and was called to the bar in 2020.
Sodo, as he is popularly called, rose through the ranks to retire as a Permanent Secretary on clocking the age of 60 in 2020.
He later became the State President of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in 2013 and also served as the State Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) till 2020.
Comrade is the Special Adviser on Labour Affairs to the Governor of Oyo State. He is married with three children: two lawyers and an engineering student.
Sodo enjoys music, reading and travelling. He plays chess and golf.
