Dr. Kayode Fayemi
The Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has appointed 24-years-old Tosin Durodola as a Senior Technical Assistant on Digital Communications. Before his appointment, Tosin worked as the technical assistant at the Bureau of Communications and Strategy, governor’s office in Ado-Ekiti.
Also, the 24-year-old served at the digital media unit of the John Kayode Fayemi Campaign Organisation before the 2018 Ekiti state governorship elections.
Tosin recently obtained his M.A in African Studies with the Highest Distinction from the Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan. His thesis emerged as the overall best at the departmental level.
EveryEvery.ng gathered that his thesis has been nominated for the 2021 Africa Thesis Award, organised by the Africa Studies Centre, Leiden, Netherlands.
Tosin, a Scholar, Policy Communicator and Development Practitioner, was recently selected as one of the 20 international postgraduate scholars for the summer school.
He is a Research Fellow of the French Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA-Nigeria) and was a Research Intern at the Centre for African Studies, University of Mumbai.
Tosin has done extensive collection, analysis, and dissemination of qualitative data on forced migration, diaspora, and refugee camps for prestigious institutions such as Oxford University’s Centre for Migration, Policy and Society.
The 24-year-old said he seeks to become a part of the much needed progressive, critical mass that will change the Nigerian African story for the better.