Bello started his media career at the defunct Concord Press of Nigeria,where he rose to the position of editor. He started out as a features writer and also an assistant features editor. His career in journalism grew so quickly that he became a politics editor at the age of 27. He was later promoted to the editor of the Sunday title and later editor of the daily title of the Concord Newspapers Group. He was also appointed chairman of the editorial board of This Day Newspaper in 2000.[10] He was a staff writer with St. Petersburg Times,Florida,US,and also the US News &World Report,Washington DC,in 1992.[2][11]
Political career
As a student at the University of Ibadan,Bello was vice president of the University of Ibadan Students Union. He has always advocated for democracy since the 80s. His mainstream national political career started when he served as the special assistant to MKO Abiola,the winner of the annulled 12 June 1993 presidential election. After the annulment of the epochal election,Bello became a member of the Nigerian pro-democracy group,NADECO,which fought for the actualisation of democracy in Nigeria and was active from 1993 to 1999. After the transition to democratic rule in 1999,Bello joined the administration of the Lagos State governor,Bola Tinubu. He served as the head of the Lagos State Signage and Advertising Agency (LASAA) and,in 2003,as the Commissioner for Environment.[2][5][10]
In July 2011,Bello was appointed Commissioner for Environment under Governor Babatunde Fashola's administration,serving until 29 May 2015.[12]
In 2015,following the inauguration of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode,Bello was appointed Secretary to the State Government,serving from 29 May 2015 to 2019.In 2015.[13]
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