Late Sam Nda Isaiah, Publisher Leadership Newspaper
By Emmanuel Antswen
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue says the death of Leadership Newspaper publisher and Chairman, Sam Nda-Isaiah is painful and shocking.
Ortom, gave his condolences in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr Terver Akase on Saturday in Makurdi.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the media mogul, writer, politician and entrepreneur, died on Friday in Abuja, after a brief illness at the age of 58.
The governor described the late Nda-Isaiah as a true patriot who, though a pharmacist by training, made indelible contributions to the growth of the media industry.
He said that the late publisher also offered jobs to hundreds of Nigerians through his companies.
He condoled with the government and people of Niger, the Leadership newspaper and the Nda-Isaiah family in particular.
He prayed God to grant the deceased eternal rest and his family the fortitude to bear the unfortunate loss.(NAN)
Source: NAN News