Victor Oladokun

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Victor Oladokun
Born
Victor Bandele Oladokun

(1958-03-26) 26 March 1958 (age 66)
London, England
Nationality Nigerian
British
Education Regent University
University of Ife Now Obafemi Awolowo University
Occupations
  • Broadcaster
  • TV host
  • journalist
  • media consultant
Years active1990–present
Organization Africa Development Bank Group
Known forTurning Point, CBN World NewsAfrican Development Bank Group, Africa Investment Forum

Victor Oladokun (born Victor Bandele Oladokun) is a British-Nigerian journalist, broadcaster and communications strategist. He was the director of communication and external relations at the African Development Bank Group AFDB [1] [2] where he is credited with transforming the bank's communication strategy, elevating the institution's regional and global profile. Oladokun currently serves as the senior advisor to the president of the bank on communication and stakeholder engagement. He was the producer, managing producer and producer and host of the popular internationally acclaimed TV magazine programs CBN World News and Turning Point on the Christian Broadcasting Network CBN. [3]

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Early life

Oladokun was born in 1958 in London, England, to an Irish mother from County Clare and a Nigerian father from Ondo town in Ondo state, Nigeria. He grew up in London and Liverpool. He has also lived in Nigeria and the United States. [4]

Education

Oladokun attended Corinthian Avenue Primary School (now Corinthian Primary School) in Liverpool; a Canadian Jesuit run Catholic high school, St. Joseph's College in Ondo, Nigeria; and the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Nigeria, where he studied History and Political Science from 1977 to 1981. [5] At Ife he developed a fascination with the media and envisioned a future television and media landscape that included improved professional presentations, innovative programs, and inspirational content. [6]

Oladokun holds a Master of Arts in Communication from Regent University, Virginia Beach, Virginia, US and also a Doctorate of Strategic Leadership (DSL) degree from the same university. [7] [6]

Career

Early in his career, Oladokun worked at Cadbury Nigeria Plc in various management positions from 1983 to 1986 as Publications Manager, Media Relations Manager, and Acting Corporate Affairs Manager. From 1986 to 1987, he was the Group Public Relations Manager/Spokesperson for the A.G. Leventis Group of companies, Lagos, Nigeria. [8]

Between 1990 and 2009, he worked in the United States as a news journalist, international TV host, producer, senior producer, and later as a managing producer at CBN International in Virginia Beach. At CBN, he developed and produced a portfolio of international TV programs including the popular CBN World News and Turning Point. [9]

For almost two decades, along with his long-time co-host Kathy Edwards (née Rucker), they popularised several news and magazine programs, including CBN World News and Turning Point, across English-speaking Africa, the Caribbean and the UK.[ citation needed ]

During his broadcast career, Oladokun interviewed several global figures including Mohammed Ali, George Foreman, Thabo Mbeki, Olusegun Obasanjo, Ibrahim Babangida, Kenneth Kaunda, TD Jakes, Terry Waite (the Church of England envoy kidnapped and held hostage in Lebanon), Andraé Crouch, Myles Munroe, and Cece Winans. In a 1999 tell-all interview, then Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo spoke about corruption, debt reduction, his political ordeals including time spent in prison, forgiveness and his faith in God. [10]

After 19 years at CBN, Oladokun worked as an international media and communication consultant between 2013 and 2017. [11]

African Development Bank Group

Oladokun was appointed Director of Communications and External Relations at the African Development Bank Group in 2017. [12] [13] [14] [15] Bank President Akinwumi Adesina credits him with restructuring the institution's communication team and strategically raising the profile of the bank, its operations and development impact. Oladokun retired from the Bank on 31 March 2020. [16] [15]

Oladokun is a media and communication strategist, public speaker, event moderator, TV host, and writer. He has spoken at various events including The Platform Nigeria, [17] the African Economic Conference, the Africa Investment Forum in South Africa. [18] and the 2022 Dakar II Food Security Summit. [19] He moderated the 2019 and 2023 Lagos State Governorship Debate. [20] [21]

Selected articles and publications

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  2. ↑ Clarke, Justice R. (6 June 2019). "Liberia: AfDB Sure Media Can Help Shape Mindset for Sustainable Development". allAfrica.com.
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  18. ↑ "Victor Oladokun: Here's what to expect from the Africa Investment Forum". 8 November 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  19. ↑ https://www.afdb.org/en/dakar-2-summit-feed-africa-food-sovereignty-and-resilience/programme/day-1
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