Yoruba Think Tank Names Tunde Ipinmisho Director Of Publicity

A former Editor of the Sunday Times, Mr. Tunde Ipinmisho has been named the Director of Publicity of The Yoruba Leadership and Peace Initiative (TYLPI).

The appointment was made by the Management Committee of the group and announced on Thursday by the group’s President, Mr. Olusegun Ahmadu, during a virtual meeting of the committee.

According to Mr. Ahmadu, the appointment was made to improve the group’s media presence and enhance its timely response to issues and events.

Established in Ibadan in 2017, TYLPI (www.tylpi.org) is a non-political, non-religious, socio-cultural Think Tank of Yoruba intellectuals, professionals and entrepreneurs with the goal of generating the best ideas for building a self-sustaining and contemporarily managed Yoruba nation within a just and equitable Nigerian state. Ipinmisho, a Fellow of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (FNGE) is from Ogidi in Ijumu Local Government Area, Kogi State.

He was the Editor of the Sunday Times (1998-2004) and Head, Corporate Communications, Federal Housing Authority (2007-2017).

Currently the Chief Executive of Ambienceblue Communications Ltd, an integrated marketing communications company based in Abuja, Ipinmisho, a community development enthusiast was the National President, Ogidi Development Union (2006-2015) and currently the Director-General of the widely acclaimed Ogidi Day Festival.