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Governor Ododo Grieves over Passing of Ex-NBC DG Tom Adaba

AdminBy AdminFebruary 23, 2025Updated:February 23, 2025No Comments2 Mins Read
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By correspondent in Lokoja.


Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Odod has mourned the passing of the first Director General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Professor Tom Adaba who died in the early hours of Saturday at the age of 84.
This is contained in a statement signed by Ismaila Isah,Special Adviser on Media to the Governor and he copied The Reporters in Lokoja on Sunday.

Governor Ododo expressed grief over the demise of the ace broadcaster, communications scholar and media administrator whom he described as a leading light for development in Nigeria and a courageous voice of the people of Ebira land and Kogi state.

According to Governor Ododo:
I am saddened by the death of our father and Leader, Profeasor Tom Adaba who has gone to be with his maker.
Our prayers are with his immediate family, the people of Kogi State and Nigeria at large for the collosal loss of the man who is widely regarded as a teacher, mentor and leader by many in the media profession, the academia, Ebira community and Nigeria.”

Governor Ododo condoled with the Ohinoyi of Ebira land, Alhaji Ahmed Tijani Muhammed Anaje, the entire Ebira people and Kogites over the demise of Professor Tom Adaba who holds the traditional title of the Ohieteohueyi of Ebira land.

Born in 1941, the late Professor Tom Adaba is a man of many firsts having served as the first Nigerian to be elected as president of the African Council for Communication Education(ACCE).

He was the first principal of the Nigeria Television College and later as the first Director General of the National Broadcasting Commission until he retired from public service in the late 1990s.

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