The Northern Governors Forum has commiserated with the people of Auchi Kingdom, Government and people of Edo State and the Nigerian media industry over the demise of Prince Tony Momoh who passed on at the age of 81.
In a statement, Chairman of
the Forum and Governor of Plateau State Simon Bako Lalong said the death of
Prince Tony Momoh is a great loss to the nation considering the impact he made
in various aspects of Nigeria’s polity.
Lalong said Prince Momoh
was a man of many parts who started as a teacher before making his mark as one
of Nigeria’s versatile journalist, administrator, politician and lawyer.
He said the former Minister
of Information and Culture was a giant in the Nigerian Media industry and
played a great role in promoting freedom of the press as well as the opening up
the media space which eventually culminated in deregulation that saw the
emergence of many media outlets.
Governor Lalong also
described him as a political strategist and mobiliser who at various times
coalesced with politicians from across the country to push for improvement in
the political process and governance in general. His emergence as the Chairman
of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and the role he played in the
subsequent formation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) according to the
Governor accords him a special place in Nigerian’s political history.
Lalong also commended his
leadership and achievements as Pro-Chancellor & Chairman of Council,
University of Jos where he led a leap in the academic performance and general
development of the institution which is now a leading University in Nigeria and
Africa.
While praying God to grant
his soul eternal rest, Governor Lalong asked his family to be consoled with his
testimony of honesty, hardwork and patriotism.
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