Vanguard columnist, Chief Pini Jason, is dead.
He died Saturday afternoon in a Lagos hospital.
He was 65.
Tributes followed swiftly.
The General Manager, Publication/Editor-in-Chief of Vanguard, Mr. Gbenga Adefaye, described him as a Nigerian who dreamt excellence and a wholesome regeneration of our nation.
Vanguard Editor, Mr. Mideno Bayagbon, said Jason embodied “the best in journalism.”
Adefaye said: “Chief Pini Jason Onyegbadue, was that indelible part of the Vanguard character who worked for a better Nigeria with every talent in him before his death yesterday. An unpretentious humanist, you always knew where you stood with Pini. Fair, broadminded as he was analytical, Pini was the Nigerian who dreamt excellence and a wholesome regeneration of our nation even as we are hunted by pettiness, ethnicity and cronyism. He will be sorely missed even as Vanguard may find it difficult to replace him. Rest in peace Chief and may your dream for Nigeria come through.”
In his own tribute, Bayagbon said: “It seems so unbelievable that Pini Jason, one of the most lucid voices in our quest for a greater Nigeria and indeed a greater Africa, is dead. Just like that? It shows how ephemeral life is, how illogical our inordinate materialistic ambitions are. Pini embodied the best in journalism. At the Vanguard family, we will sorely miss his friendly but matured voice and humaneness.”
Jason was a special adviser to a former governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim.
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