It is another moment of celebration for one of Nigeria’s finest academics, Professor Olumuyiwa Benjamin Popoola—an accomplished scholar, administrator, and mentor.
To some people, this first-class graduate of Mass Communication is an academic wizard whose depth of knowledge amazes students and colleagues alike. To others, the present Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, is a visionary administrator, an efficient, strategic, and result-oriented scholar.
On the podium, he is also admired as a magnetic orator whose eloquence, poise, and passion captivate audience.
For me, Prof. Popoola embodies all these qualities and more. He is a rare blend of intellect, integrity, and humanity, a towering academic giant whose brilliance and dedication continue to inspire many others. His journey reflects a life committed to scholarship, mentorship, and impact in the media and academic world.
Through his contributions to research, teaching, and university administration, he has not only advanced intellectual frontiers but also nurtured generations of students and colleagues. His life is a shining light to the testimony of his life’s excellence, humility, and purpose.
Today, as we celebrate Prof. Olumuyiwa Benjamin Popoola, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Ajayi Crowther University, a first-class scholar, a world-class intellectual, and indeed, a rare gem, his life is a shining light to the testimony of his life’s excellence, humility, and purpose.
Comrade Rotimi Agboluaje writes from Ibadan, he is a public affairs analyst, journalist, Oyo State Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Economic Society (NES), Associate of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), and Associate Registered Practitioner in Advertising (ARPA).
By Rotimi Agboluaje
