By Ishaya Ibrahim, News Editor
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday paid glowing tribute to the late veteran journalist, Eddie Aderinokun, and condoled with his family, friends, the media, and sporting fraternity over the passing.
The president, in his condolence message signed by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, which was made available to TheNiche, urged them to strive to keep Aderinokun’s memory alive.
Aderinokun, who died on January 3, 2021, aged 80, was a journalist, poet, author and sports administrator.
Adesina said the president saluted the more than 60 years of vibrant journalism practice by Aderinokun, which saw him rise to editorship of the then reputable Daily Express Newspaper, and his contribution to literature through many books, particularly on poetry.
Buhari, in the statement, was quoted to have said: “Also unforgettable are his footprints in sports development, particularly volleyball, where he made his mark as a very successful Chairman of the Nigerian Volleyball Federation.”
He lauded the fact that Aderinokun, as President of Nigeria League of Veteran Journalists, shared his wealth of experience and guided younger professionals on the path of ethics and good conduct, adding that all these would be recorded in his favour by posterity.
