A Sierra Leonean and Bermudian with 20 years combined experience in communications, journalism and media production, Ayo has won two Ridgeway Awards for Journalistic Excellence and in 2012 was named Journalist of the Year by the Bermudian magazine Best of Bermuda Award scheme. Human rights advocacy is Ayo’s other passion. He has served on the board of Amnesty International Bermuda and managed a number of human rights campaigns.Ayo is a member of the National Union of Journalists, the Society of Professional Journalists, the International Press Institute and the Media Council of Bermuda.