He described Obaigbena as “a steadfast media investor and contributor to the growth and development of our dear State”.
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In a statement on Sunday by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, he noted the enterprising spirit of the former President of the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria.
Madam Obaigbena died Friday at the age of 88.
Governor Sanwo-Olu described the former President, Newspapers Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN) who clocked 62 on Wednesday as a good manager of human and material resources, considering how he has built THISDAY Newspapers and Arise News from the startup to enviable positions in the media industry.
It was my first return, not to the Villa itself, but to the President’s Residence since President Jonathan was driven out of that environment on May 29, 2015. As I walked from the parking lot in the Residence as we call it, I took in the familiar surroundings. I recalled I used to walk along the same paths, on a daily basis, as frequently as duty demanded. One day, we all followed our principal out of the Main Gate.
The President, who spoke during an exclusive interview with a team of Arise Television Executives, led by its Chairman Prince Nduka Obaigbena, also confessed it has been extremely difficult fighting corruption under a democratic setting.
The position of Mr. President was widely published by the traditional and digital media, and it became an object of debate. In the middle of it all, I received a phone call from Prince Nduka Obaigbena, Chairman of Arise Television and Publisher of Thisday Newspapers.