Mr. Lanre Arogundade, a former chairman of the Lagos State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and former President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has been elected as National President of Ekiti Parapo College Ido Ekiti Old Students Association (EPCOSA).
In the election results declared by the spokesperson of the EPCOSA Electoral Committee, Professor Oluwatoyin Babatunde, at the Association’s 2025 Annual General Meeting and Reunion held at the school hall on Saturday, November 22, 2025, Arogundade defeated his opponent, Prof. Olu Adeleye, by polling 275 votes to 32.
By his election, Arogundade succeeds another media professional, Mr. Dotun Adekanmbi, who was president for four years during which the school successfully celebrated her 70th anniversary in 2024. He will lead a new executive committee to run the affairs of the Association for the 2025 – 2027 service year.
In his acceptance speech, Arogundade, a widely travelled journalist, author and the Executive Director of the International Press Centre (IPC), Nigeria's leading media resource centre, pledged to build on the successes recorded by his predecessors and chart a new course of progress for the association.
He said the visions and suggestions of the executives, the Sets and the Branches as well as the members would be harmonized to produce a strategic plan for the Association over the next two years with the objective of driving further growth and development of the College.
Said he: “The new Exco of our Association, EPCOSA, comprise individuals with diverse professional backgrounds whose collective knowledge would help drive the goal of securing the school’s environment, upgrading facilities, motivating the students and improving the welfare of the staff,” adding, “With the support and cooperation of members, the new Exco team will surmount every challenge ahead of us.”
Also elected were Dr. Olusola Ogunsina (Vice-president), a fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Institute of Taxation of Nigeria and Engr. Deji Afolabi (General Secretary), a fellow of the Nigerian Institutions of Civil Engineer and a registered Engineer with COREN.
Others include Mrs. Adeola Babatunde (Assistant Secretary), a Senior Assistant registrar at Bamidele Olomilua University of Education Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti and member of the Institute of Corporate Administration; Mr. Ilesanmi Adesuyi (Financial Secretary/Treasurer), an electrical consultant and contractor, formerly of Ikeja DISCO; Mr. Samson Ekundayo (Auditor), a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and Principal Partner of Ekundayo Folorunso Samson and Co; Mr. Kayode Okimoba (Legal Adviser), Attorney at Law & Notary Public and founder and Chief Counsel of Law & Temple Solicitors of Nigeria and Mr. Ayo Ajiboye (Public Relations Officer/Social Secretary), a former Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Ekiti State and Mass Communication lecturer at Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti.
Ekiti Parapo College, Ido Ekiti (EKPACO), founded on January 29, 1954, is the first and only Ekiti-wholly owned community post-primary educational institution built on the dreams of all Ekiti sons and daughters.
Ekiti Parapo College Ido Ekiti Old Students Association (EPCOSA) is a collective of all old students of the College.
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