Buhari appoints Fadolapo as APCON Register/CEO

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr Olalekan Fadolapo as the new Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON).

Until his appointment, he was the executive secretary of the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria, AAAN.

According to the approval letter, which was conveyed to the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, by Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, Chief of Staff to the President, on Tuesday, Mr Fadolapo’s appointment takes effect from 1 Sept. 2020.

The federal government also approved the appointment of other Chief Executive Officers for eight other agencies under the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture. The appointments will take effect from 1 Sept. 2020 as well.

Prior to Alhaji Garba Bello Kankarofi retirement in 2018, Mrs Ijedi Iyoha was appointed the acting registrar/CEO to avoid a vacuum in leadership in the regulatory body.