Pix: Dr. Olalekan Fadolapo, CEO, ARCON
As an attestation to the good work he is doing in the advertising ecosystem, LekanFadolapo has been reappointed as director general of the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria, ARCON. The president of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, announced the reappointment alongside a new set of appointments within the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation.
According to a statement by the special adviser to the president on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, also reappointed was the director general of the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, Salihu Dembas.
Other appointments made by the president, according to the statement, were Mr. Lanre Issa-Onilu, director general/CEO of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Dr. Muhammed Bulama, director general/CEO of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Mr. Charles Ebuebu, director general/CEO of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Mr. Jibrin Baba Ndace, director general/CEO of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr. Ali Muhammed Ali, managing director/CEO of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), and Mr. Dili Ezughah, executive secretary/CEO of the Nigerian Press Council (NPC).
Dr. Olalekan Fadolapo is an advertising professional with decades of experience who has championed several reforms aimed at heralding a new dispensation of ethical advertising, professionalism, and fairness while eliminating practices that stifles economic growth.
He hails from Esie in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State and was born in Lagos. His educational foray includes O’Levels at Birch Freeman High School, Surulere, Lagos, and a first degree in Economics from Ogun State University. Dr. Fadolapo holds three Master degrees - including MSc in Marketing, Master in Business Administration (MBA), and Master in Legal Studies (MILS) - from Babcock University, Ilisan, Ogun State, the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, and Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State, respectively.
Additionally, he holds a PhD Degree in Marketing with a specialization in Marketing Communications from Babcock University, Illisan Remo, Ogun State. He is a registered advertising practitioner, a chartered accountant, a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and a fellow of marketing (FNIMN).
First appointed director general by past president, MuhammaduBuhari, he initiated the name change of the regulatory body from Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria, APCON to the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria ARCON, as well as the introduction of a new Advertising Industry Standards of Practice, AISOP.
Observers believe that Dr. Fadolapo’s reinstatement comes as a testament to his exceptional leadership and unwavering commitment to the advertising industry. He will continue to steer ARCON towards its mission of ensuring ethical practices and regulatory oversight in the advertising sector.
