SYNW CONGRATULATES AKEEM LASISI ON HIS APPOINTMENT AS TECH-U
PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
The society of Young Nigerian
Writers (SYNW) has congratulated Akeem Lasisi, a Poet and Spoken Word Artist on
his appointment as TECH-U’s Public
Relations Officer.
According to a statement released by
SYNW President, Wole Adedoyin in Ibadan yesterday commended and described the
appointment of Akeem Lasisi as a well-deserved and befitting one and a round
peg in a round hole.
While expressing optimism that the
former Art Editor of the Punch newspaper will do the University and indeed the
state proud. SYNW also assured that Lasisi’s creative writing experience would
accord him all the needed support to succeed bringing to bear his diverse and
rich professional exposure and competencies in managing the University’s
corporate image.
SYNW finally expressed confidence in
Akeem Lasisi’s ability to carry out the assignment well and also lauded the
Governing Council of TECH-U for making a good choice.
Akeem Lasisi is known for his
experimentations with oral Yoruba and English poetry. A graduate of the Obafemi
Awolowo University, he won the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) and
Cadbury Poetry Prize for the year 2000 with Iremoje. A well-known
performance poet and journalist with The Comet Newspaper, Lasisi is also the
author of Wonderland and Post Mortem.

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