Oluwole Onemola
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Oluwole Onemola is a Nigerian writer, political analyst and a former senior official in the Nigerian National Assembly. He is best known for his work in the 8th Nigerian Senate, where he was a special assistant to Nigeria’s Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki. [1]
During that time, Onemola was instrumental in establishing a digital communications system for the Nigerian legislature that included live updates of the Senate plenary sessions on the Facebook and Twitter handles of the Senate, and the livestreaming of Senate plenary on YouTube.[2]
Onemola is a regular contributor to several news platforms, including The Guardian newspaper[3], Daily Trust newspaper, and Pulse Nigeria[4], where he discusses Nigerian foreign policy, public affairs, and technology.
Early life
Oluwole was born to the family of Ambassador Bukun-Olu Onemola, Nigeria’s former Permanent Representative to the United Nations, and a retired senior diplomat in the Nigerian Foreign Service.[5]
Onemola attended the City University of New York (CUNY) Lehman College, where he was elected the student government president in his final year in 2012. He also served as the student speaker at the Class of 2012’s commencement ceremony.[6]
He is also an alumni of the CUNY Ernesto Malave Leadership Academy, and a member of Pi Sigma Alpha, the United States National Political Science Honor Society.[7]
Career
Between 2014 and 2015, Onemola worked as an aide to the Senator representing Kwara Central in the 7th National Assembly, Sen. Bukola Saraki. In 2015, shortly after Saraki was elected the Nigerian Senate President, Onemola was appointed as a Senior Legislative Aide, then shortly after, a Special Assistant.
In June 2019, Onemola declined an appointment to serve as the Special Assistant on New Media and Digital Communication to the President of the 10th Senate, Senator (Dr.) Ahmad Lawan, stating that he would like to be “excused from the assignment” but would be ready to give his recommendations to whoever was appointed subsequently. In a well publicized statement, Lawan accepted Onemola’s request to be excused and wished him all the best.[8]
In 2020, during the EndSARS protests, which centered around calls for an end to police brutality and an institutional reform of the Police, Onemola was arrested by the Nigerian Police while distributing fliers on police reform at Millennium Park in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city.[9]
He was later released, and since then, has been a vocal advocate for police reform,[10] and digital advocacy.[11]
References
- ↑ Sunday, Aborisade (23 June 2019). "Senate President's aide on New Media, Olu Onemola, resigns". Punch Newspaper. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ↑ Kemi, Busari (14 June 2019). "Controversy as Saraki 'personalises' Nigeria's Senate President's Twitter handle". Premium Times. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ↑ "Writer Profile, Oluwole Onemola". Guardian Newspaper. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ↑ "Oluwole Onemola, Contributor Profile". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ↑ Agency Report. "Nigerian receives 7 awards at City University of New York". No. 4 June 2012. Premium Times. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ↑ "Students from Three Corners of the Globe Become Leaders at Lehman College". CUNY Lehman College. CUNY Lehman College. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ↑ "2nd Annual Leadership Consortium" (PDF). CUNY Lehman College. CUNY Lehman College. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ↑ Dyepkazah, Shibayan. "Ex-Saraki Aide Pulls Out of Lawan's Media Team". No. 23 June 2019. The Cable. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ↑ Seun, Opejobi (9 October 2020). "End SARS: How police arrested ex-Saraki's aide, Onemola in Abuja". Daily Post. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ↑ Oluwole, Onemola (11 October 2023). "Police reform: Three years ago, I was arrested". The Guardian Newspaper. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ Bayo, Wahab (20 October 2023). "How the #EndSARS movement influenced digital activism in Nigeria". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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