NO SALAH BREAK FOR OTUNBA RUNSEWE OON....... BOUNCES BACK WITH NCAC NEW LOOK AFRICAN ART FIESTA
“Who sows virtue reaps honor”- Leonardo da Vinci
BY CHIEF MIKE CERUTTI OSAGIE
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While the whole world will be enjoying big
holiday break with the long Salah holidays, not same can be said for Otunba
Olusegun Runsewe ,who is back to his first love, tourism as he has come to the National Council for Arts and
Culture with a track record of experience and expertise, and now DG
We scooped last night that Runsewe is working all
night to see the success o nest week Africa arts, culture, artifact and sculptor
event billed for NCAC Opulent ground, in Abuja, just be Sheraton.
The event is expected to attract all African
Countries and it is an intentional event, when we visited, the place is wearing
new look, toilets of mobility fixed, new zones created, ceramic mounted and the
place wearing new look, all attributed to the magnanimous effort o Runsewe
*MORE DETAILS LATER
RUNSEWE: A BRIEF PROFILE
Born in Kaduna to the family of Pa Bankole
Runsewe from Ogun State, Otunba Olusegun Runsewe attended St. Michael Primary
School, Kaduna before proceeding to Vohoeven Technical College Minna, now
Government Technical College. He holds an MBA in Marketing from Edo State
University; Higher National Diploma in Management Studies from London School
for Executives. He also has a Diploma in Public Relations from the London
School of Management Studies and a Professional Certificate in Estate and
Property Management from Kaduna Polytechnic.
Otunba Runsewe has remained a consistent
phenomenon in the Media, Culture and Tourism Sectors in Nigeria since the last
three decades. He worked as Marketing Manager at the New Nigerian Newspaper and
rose to the position of General Manager at the organization. He also worked as
Head of Public Relations (Media) National Theatre; Managing Director/Chief
Executive Officer, Sports Weekly and was Publisher and Editor-in-chief of National
Network Newspapers. He was also the Media Coordinator, Commonwealth Heads of
Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2013, Abuja, Nigeria.
Otunba Runsewe was appointed as an Executive
Director at the National Orientation Agency in 2000, a position he held until
his appointed as the Director-General of the Nigerian Tourism Development
Corporation (NTDC) in August 2006. His tenure at the NTDC was a watershed in
the development of the Tourism Sector in Nigeria. His aggressive Tourism
marketing campaign, anchored on the catch-phrase “Tourism is Life” gave the
Nigerian Tourism Industry unprecedented national and international visibility.
The tenure positioned Nigeria as one of the leading faces of tourism and a
preferred destination in Africa. With consistent annual exhibitions at
International Tourism Expositions like FITUR, Madrid Spain; ITB Berlin,
Germany, Arabian Travel Market, Dubai; World Travel Market Orkland London, etc,
Nigeria during Runsewe’s tenure, began to seriously contend for world’s
attention as a destination of preference. The era witnessed the harvest of
commendation letters by the Nigerian Tourism Corporation, including those from
the World Travel Market, London and FITUR, Spain.
Otunba Runsewe was also the pioneer Chairman of Abuja Carnival Planning Committee, the Carnival edition that has been adjudged by the international community to be the best organized since its inceptions. The Nigerian Tourism Village, which he put together during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, was rated as one of its kind at the event.
Otunba Runsewe was also the pioneer Chairman of Abuja Carnival Planning Committee, the Carnival edition that has been adjudged by the international community to be the best organized since its inceptions. The Nigerian Tourism Village, which he put together during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, was rated as one of its kind at the event.
Otunba Runsewe is a fellow of the Nigerian
Institute of Public Relations, Chairman Nigerian Sport Writers Association,
Chairman, Board of Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Fellow of Institute of
Management (FIM), Fellow, Association of Business Executives, (FABE), London.
A detribalized Nigerian, he holds several tittles
from different parts of the country, including Danbura Kabi, Kebbi State;
Obiagu one of Igbo Ukwu, Anambra State, amongst others.
Having held Management and Executive positions in
the Nigerian Media Industry, the National Theatre and National Orientation
Agency and served as the Director-General of the Nigerian Tourism Development
Cooperation, Otunba Olusegun Runsewe. A man of high integrity and impeccable
character, he is well known for his ability to create a river out of an oasis
anywhere he works. We can only expect a new dawn in the Culture Industry in
Nigeria under his stewardship.
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