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Alexander Opeyemi Akinyele, former minister of information, public relations consultant and industrialist, 77, April 24. Born in Ondo, he was educated at All Saints’ Primary School, Ondo, 1946-1948; Gboluji Grammar School, Ile-Oluji, Ondo State, 1949-1953; St Andrew’s College, Oyo, and Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 1963-1966. Akinyele was appointed superintendent collector, Department of Customs and Excise, 1967. He became the first public relations officer of the Department of Customs and Excise and retired as a controller in 1978. He was chairman, Cybele Cosmetics Nigeria Limited; executive chairman, National Sports Commission, NSC, 1991-1993; chairman, National Reconciliation Committee, NARECON, 1994-1998. He was the last chairman Newswatch Communications Limited before Jimoh Ibrahim, group managing director of Global Fleet Group, bought it over. Akinyele is a member, International Public Relations Associations, London.
— Apr 11, 2016 @ 01:00 GMT
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