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Tunji Bello started his media career at the defunct
Concord Press of Nigeria where he grew to become an Editor. He started out as a Features Writer; was 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
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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 THISDAY Newspaper in 2000. He was a Staff Writer with St. Petersburg Times, Florida, US, and also the US News & World Report,
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administration and he was sworn in by the
Governor in 2019 as the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, following the confirmation of his nomination as a cabinet member by the State House of Assembly. He was the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources until 2023.
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As a student at the
University of Ibadan, Tunji Bello was Vice President of the University of Ibadan Students Union. He has always agitated for democracy since the 80s. His mainstream national political career started when he served as the Special Assistant to Bashorun
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in his cabinet. He served as the Head of
Signage and Advertising Agency (LASSA) and also the Commissioner for Environment in the Asiwaju administration in 2003
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