{"id":30955,"date":"2014-09-07T04:04:32","date_gmt":"2014-09-07T03:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=30955"},"modified":"2014-09-07T04:04:32","modified_gmt":"2014-09-07T03:04:32","slug":"dimba-igwe-journalism-lost-gem-atiku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/dimba-igwe-journalism-lost-gem-atiku\/","title":{"rendered":"Dimba Igwe: Journalism lost a gem &#8211; Atiku"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410056379234_2910\" class=\"message content\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410056379234_3039\" class=\"base-card \">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410056379234_3070\" class=\"base-card-body\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410056379234_3040\" class=\"msg-body inner  undoreset\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div id=\"yiv6900888041\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410056379234_3072\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410056379234_3155\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410056379234_3158\" class=\"yiv6900888041MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has mourned the demise of the deputy chairman, Board of Directors of the Sun Newspapers of Nigeria, Mr. Dimba Igwe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410056379234_3163\" class=\"yiv6900888041MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410056379234_3154\" class=\"yiv6900888041MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410056379234_3153\" style=\"color: #000000;\">A press statement personally signed by the former Vice President on Saturday described the death of Igwe as a shocking development and hearth wrenching.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410056379234_3164\" class=\"yiv6900888041MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410056379234_3166\" class=\"yiv6900888041MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410056379234_3165\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Atiku recalled that he last saw Dimba Igwe in January this year, \u201cwhile his demeanour was as lively as ever and full of bluster.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410056379234_3167\" class=\"yiv6900888041MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410056379234_3169\" class=\"yiv6900888041MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410056379234_3168\" style=\"color: #000000;\">The statement said further: \u201cThe demise of Dimba Igwe, who was a personal friend of mine will leave a huge hole in the spectrum of journalism profession in Nigeria.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6900888041MsoNormal\">\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410056379234_3180\" class=\"yiv6900888041MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410056379234_3179\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe sudden nature of his death came as a rude shock and journalism in Nigeria has lost a gem and will surely miss one of its finest minds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410056379234_3178\" class=\"yiv6900888041MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410056379234_3177\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cMy condolences go to the Nigeria Press Organisation (NPO), the Nigerian Union of Journalists, Nigerian Guild of Editors and the Sun Newspapers of Nigeria, where he was deputy chairman of the board of directors and his family. It is my prayer that God almighty gives them the fortitude to bear the loss.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410056379234_3176\" class=\"yiv6900888041MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6900888041MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Signed:<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410056379234_3175\" class=\"yiv6900888041MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Atiku Abubakar<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6900888041MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(<i>Turaki<\/i>\u00a0Adamawa)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6900888041MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999-2007)<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410056379234_3174\" class=\"yiv6900888041MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Abuja<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6900888041MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Nigeria.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410056379234_3173\" class=\"yiv6900888041MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #196ad4;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atiku.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">www.atiku.org<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410056379234_3172\" class=\"yiv6900888041MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #196ad4;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/atiku.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">www.facebook.com\/atiku.org<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6900888041MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #196ad4;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/atiku\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">www.twitter.com\/atiku<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410056379234_3171\" class=\"yiv6900888041MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"base-card-clear\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1410056379234_3170\" class=\"base-card-footer\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has mourned the demise of the deputy chairman, Board of Directors of the Sun Newspapers of Nigeria, Mr. Dimba Igwe. \u00a0 A press statement personally&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28799,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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