Many of the attendees, who defied an early morning rain in parts of the city to be part of the occasion, had words of praise and commendation for the late sports enthusiast who died on May 30, 2018 at the age of 60
Browsing: Wale Aboderin
Affable and humble but hardworking and accomplished, Wale strived for excellence in all he did. This made him a unique and rare person. He was not satisfied by the ordinary or the average. He was not one to follow the crowd. He was one who always sought the truth and who mandated his newspaper to publish it and never conceal it.
The burial arrangement was released by the Aboderin family on Sunday
In a statement issued on Thursday in Oro, Kwara, the minister condoled with the family of the deceased and the management of the Punch Newspapers over the death.
Magu, in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by the commission’s spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said he was still in shock over Aboderin’s death.
In his condolence message released on Friday and signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Musbau Rasak, the Lagos Assembly Speaker also condoled with the Aboderin family of Ibadan, Oyo State over the death of their son.
Aregbesola, in a statement by his Media Adviser, Sola Fasure, in Osogbo on Friday, said that Aboderin died at a time he was most needed in the media and sporting sectors.
Aboderin died on Thursday May 31 at a private hospital in Lagos at the age of 60.
In his message of condolence to the Aboderin family, Otunba Daniel lamented the heartbreaking incident which he described as incomprehensible and very painful at such a youthful age.
The board on Thursday paid a condolence visit to the deceased family after the sad news filtered into town on Wednesday evening, which left many people sad.
Tinubu, also the Publisher of The Nation, said this in a condolence message he personally signed on the demise of Aboderin on Thursday
He said: “I just received with utter shock and disbelief the news of the passing away of Mr. Wale Aboderin, the Chairman of Punch Newspapers. Mr. Wale Aboderin, whom I usually call “my egbon”, was a close friend, a gentleman per excellence, kind, humble to a fault and extremely jovial. He graciously attended my party at the Civic Center, Lagos sometime last year to celebrate my conferment of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria.
Abubakar, in a condolence message signed by his media office on Thursday, said he felt the pains of the immediate Aboderin family in particular; the media, especially the Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria; and the teeming lovers of Punch newspapers worldwide.
He takes over from Trevor Ncube, who has been chairman since inception in 2008