A senior Editor with The Guardian newspaper, John Abba Ogbodo, is dead.
Ogbodo, the Political Editor, Northern Operations of The Guardian, died in an auto crash at Achijili, near Anyigba in Kogi State.
He was said to be traveling to Awka, Anambra State for the convocation lecture of the Nnamidi Azikiwe University to be delivered by the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu.
He was said to be with four of his colleagues from Abuja when the Toyota Sienna in which they were travelling had a burst tyre and he was flung out of the car.
A former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has condoled with the family of late Ogbodo and the management and staff of The Guardian newspapers.
Abubakar, in a condolence message by his Media Office, said: “It is sad receiving the painful news of the death of John, an erudite, young and dedicated journalist who over the years had covered the National Assembly and the politics of our dear nation in a manner that I have personally come to admire his style of writing and the credibility of his reports.
“Being in the National Assembly for a long while now and working for the flagship of Nigeria media – The Guardian, tells a lot about the work ethics and the strength of character of this great journalist who died serving his country.”
Abubakar prayed God “to accept the gentle soul of the departed; protect and console his family and grant them the fortitude to bear the irreparable and sudden loss.”
To the Guardian family and journalists as a whole, the former vice president urged them to “take heart, be prayerful and not to be discouraged by the death of their colleague as only God the Creator knows everything and will help them overcome this painful loss.”
He also condoled with the Senate, Senate President David Mark, the Nigerian Union of Journalists, in particular its Abuja chapter, and the Senate Press Corps over the death of Ogbodo.
He wished all the other Journalists who survived the crash and are receiving medical attention speedy recovery.
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