Prof. Charles Okigbo
2023: Obi unveils Okigbo as new Campaign Organisation’s spokesperson
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Dr Peter Obi, Friday announced the appointment of Professor Charles Okigbo as the new spokesperson for his Campaign Organisation.
In a statement released via his Facebook page, Friday, Jack Obinyan, a member of the organisation for the Peter Obi-Datti Yusuf Baba-Ahmed ticket, also disclosed the resume of Prof. Okigbo.
“Prof. Okigbo is a professor emeritus of strategic communication at North Dakota State University (USA), where he conducts research on media coverage of elections, strategic fundraising in higher education, and the processes for leadership development and social change.
“He had been Registrar of the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON), Vice President of ORBICOM, The UNESCO Think Tank at the University of Quebec, Montréal, Canada, and the Executive Coordinator of the African Council for Communication Education (ACCE) at the University of Nairobi, Kenya.
“Prof. Okigbo had taught full-time or part-time at the University of Nigeria (UNN), University of Lagos (UNILAG), Daystar University, Nairobi, and the University of Nairobi. He has been a consultant and temporary adviser to UNAIDS, UNICEF, UNESCO, WHO, Ford Foundation, and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.
The Don has published seven books on advertising and public relations, dev com, strategic health communication, public affairs reporting, and market.”
