Former Tribune Newspapers Editor and Publisher of TheTabloid.net, Tunde Busari has been appointed Special Assistant on Community Communication to Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke.
The appointment is contained in a letter signed by Secretary to the Osun State Government, Alhaji Teslim Igbalaye.
A native of Osogbo, the Osun State Capital, Busari attended Muslim Grammar School, Osogbo and Ilesa Grammar School, Ilesa. He bagged a Bachelors Degree from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.
A renowned journalist with strong focus on community related issues, culture and traditional institutions, Busari knows in person and at close quarters almost 90% of Traditional rulers in Yoruba land in the course of his active journalism practice.
Before founding TheTabloid.net, Busari built a flourishing career starting as a reporter growing to the ranks to become an editor with the following mainstream newspapers; Hallmark Newspaper, Saturday Tribune, Sunday Punch, National Life, National Mirror, The Nation on Sunday, Newswatch Times, Nigerian Tribune.
Speaking in an interview with NewsClick Nigeria on the appointment, Busari said: “the development is a call to service, of which I am appreciative to the appointing authorities.”
He stated further that his being considered for the job in a state blessed with many qualified professionals makes it more of a privilege which, he promised, would be rewarded with expected commitment.
“It is an opportunity to make Osun State of His Excellency, Governor Ademola Adeleke’s dream an actuality within a short time. It is not about politics again after the November 27, 2022 inauguration; it is rather about serious business of democratic governance.”
Busari is National President, Muslim Grammar School, Osogbo Old Students Association and a member different social clubs, including the Osun Intercontinental Club.