LASPOTECH : Aloft at 40, Launches Press Club

Harboursandport.com: Lagos --- Eke Victor & Morenike Adetunji.

It was glitz and glamour as Lagos State Polytechnic today, March 30th 2018 launched her press club.

The official launching of the LASPOTECH press club

The launch which was chaired by the club's patron Mr Olanrewaju Kuye saw the unveiling of the club's logo and its pioneering executives at the fully packed Engineering Auditorium of the polytechnic.

The press club, however, is the first in the 40 years of the polytechnic's existence and is set to engage not only hands from the Department of Mass Communication but from other departments across the institution in gathering, writing, reporting and analysing news accurately and fairly within the domain of the school and its environment.

Mr Olanrewaju kuye, the patron of the club executives
from the Students Union and the pioneering executives
of the press club

The Founding President of the club, Mr. Ayoola  Olaitan in his speech identified the need for a press club in the institution. He said: “We discovered that students need to be informed more on the activities happening around them. Apart from being informed, students also need to be taught how to inform people effectively especially in a world where there is urgent need for accurate information.”

He added that the press club will serve as an intermediary between the institution and students, and as well double as training ground for writers who are passionate about their craft.

The association which was pioneered by five executives  awarded certificates of office to 13 executives at the ceremony. The President, Ayoola Olaitan, Vice President I, Adesuyi Gabriel, Vice President II, Adeola Ayanda, Secretary,  Odejobi Yusuf Olatunji, Assistant secretary, Makinde Hannah Damilola, Editor-in-Chief, Amosu Jeremiah, Deputy Editor, Amori Christianah, News Editor, Alozie-Eke Victor, Sub-Editor, Morenike Adetunji, PRO/Online Editor, Osho Oluwatosin Isaac, Deputy Online Editor, Jeffrey Vidal, Content Editor, Alasi Adedoyin Fatima, and the Assistant content Editor, Abdulrasheed Baliqis Oluwaseyi.

 

Members of the executive

On the importance of a press club in the institution, Mr Olanrewaju Kuye who is currently the Deputy Registrar, Public Relations Unit of the Institution, asserted that journalists are the watchdogs of the society and as such are very indispensable wherever they find themselves. He spoke on the need for the student-journalists to come to the knowledge of their worth in the society and challenged them to get the school administration involved in the activities of the club.

The launching ceremony was done in conjunction with the seminar organised by Mass Communication Students Association (MACSA) and Laspotech Press Club titled  “The State of Nigerian Media; What next?”  with the Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ, Lagos Chapter Chairman, Dr Qasim Akinreti and CEO Nixxhaxh Communications, Mrs Adenike Fagbemi an alumni of mass communication department.

Mrs Adenike  applauded the pioneering executives of the press club for this great achievement adding that it ought to have been achieved 11years ago.

"During my days in school, I and some friends have this great intention for the institution to have a press club but has God will have it 11years later it has become a reality and here I am today to witness it". She noted

The launching had in attendance the Head of the Department of Mass Communication, Dr. Zannu Prosper, other distinguished lecturers; Mr. Ade Inasa-Thomas, Mr Gbenga Akanmu, Mr Sammy Ogunsanya, ex-student and many others.