By Valentine Amanze
President of Nigeria’s Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has commiserated with the Nigerian Union of Journalists and Guild of Editors on the death of one of their colleagues, Mr. Waheed Bakare.
Lawan also condoled with Bakare’s family, and the Management and Staff of the New Telegraph newspapers where Bakare worked as the Saturday editor.
In statement by his Special Adviser (Media),
Ola Awoniyi, the Senate president said: “I extend my condolences to the family of Mr Bakare and to members of the journalism profession in general over the untimely death of their colleagues.
“May Almighty Allah grant the departed soul eternal bliss and comfort his loved ones and colleagues as they grapple with the painful loss.”