…Condoles with his widow, family
By Folorunso Alagbede, Abuja
The Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria, NPAN, has expressed shock at the death of one of its members, Prince Emeka Obasi, describing him as a quintessential journalist and media guru.
The association said this yesterday in a
condolences letter to the wife of the deceased, Mrs. Betty Emeka Obasi and signed by its President Mallam Kabiru Yusuf in Abuja.
While noting with sadness that Prince Obasi died in his prime, the NPAN pointed out that it is consoled by the enviable legacies he left within and outside of the media industry and the nation at large.
The association, in the statement, said, “It is with great shock that we received the news today (yesterday) of the death of our brother, friend, colleague and your better half, Prince Emeka Obasi.
“His passage is more shocking, coming at an Unripe age of 58 years.
“A quintessential journalist and media guru, Prince Obasi until his death, was a member of our esteemed Association as the Publisher of Business Hallmark Newspapers.
“Though Prince Obasi died in his prime, we are consoled by the enviable legacies he left within and outside our esteemed industry and the nation at large.
“We can not but recall his establishment of the National Mirror Newspapers, which he nurtured to the point that it attracted the attention of billionaire business man, Jimoh Ibrahim, who bought it over.
“On behalf of the Executive Council of our esteemed Association, we commiserate with you, the Business Hallmark Newspapers and your entire family
“We pray that the Almighty God, will console and uphold each and one of you”, the NPAN said in the condolence message.
