Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has described the late veteran journalist and former chairman of the Nigeria Press Council as an icon of journalism.The governor commiserated with the media community in Nigeria on the loss of the frontline journalist and renowned columnist.
In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mrs Funmi Wakama, Amosun described Odunewu as a cerebral writer and satirist extraordinnaire."'Allah De,' as he was fondly called, left indelible prints as a columnist, editor of Daily Times and chairman, Board of Trustees of the Nigeria Media Merit Award.
The nation has truly lost a patriotic opinion moulder, educator and builder of men," the governor said.He urged Nigerian media practitioners to follow in the footsteps of Odunewu by making 'fairness, balance and objectivity' their watchword.Amosun prayed to the almighty Allah to grant him rest in Aljanah Firdaus.
Via: Ogun State Government - Official Press Release