In recognition of his “immense contributions to the public relations profession,” the Director of Media & Publicity of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ondo State Chapter, Mr Steve Otaloro, has been conferred with the Fellowship award of the Institute of Human & Natural Resources.
The award was conferred on him during the investiture programme by the Institute in Akure.
Otaloro was honored along with a Federal Commissioner with the National Population Commission, Prince. Diran Iyantan among others.
A statement by the Institute in Abuja noted that the conferment was “in recognition of the immense contributions to the public relations profession which Otaloro has made, having handled prominent assignments effectively and rising to become the CEO of Micro Plus Media, an Advertising/Marketing outfit in Lagos, before being appointed as the Director, Media & Publicity of APC in Ondo State in 2015.”
It added that the award was an acknowledgement of Otaloro “as a thoroughbred professional who has continued to be a game changer in the Public Relations sector.”
Besides, it noted that “Steve Otaloro has continued to shift the paradigm in the Nigerian political space, by developing noteworthy initiatives and putting in place strategies that have, continually, added glamour to inter-relationship in the society.”
It said: “He is a good spokesperson to his political party.”
While commenting on the awardee, a public analyst at the event, Comrade Toba Nesta Taiwo, said that Otaloro’s “presence in the media community in Nigeria has refocused the media practice, particularly, in the style of delivery credited to the media team of APC in Ondo State.”
Otaloro, who spoke on behalf of other awardees, thanked the Institute for the honour done them.
He noted that the merit and method of choosing the fellows of the institute as worthy of commendation.
He also advocated for other institutions to emulate the institute in awarding fellows to deserving Nigerians.
