By Chibuike Nwabuko
ABUJA NIGERIA – Nigeria’s Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, Ph.D, has eulogised the African Newspapers of Nigeria Plc, publishers of the Tribune titles, on its 75th anniversary.
Speaker Abbas also hailed the foresight of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo in venturing into the media space, saying several politicians like him have followed the example.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker, House of Representatives, Musa Abdullahi Krishi made available to Precise Post in Abuja.
A Pan-Africanist and former Premier of Nigeria’s defunct Western Region, the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, established the newspaper outfit in November 1949.
The Speaker, who described Tribune as a legacy newspaper, noted the impact of the media outfit in Nigeria in the pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial eras, especially in the old Western Region and the current South-West geopolitical zone.
Speaker Abbas hailed the foresight of the late Chief Awolowo in venturing into the media space, saying several politicians like him have followed the example.
While commending the Awolowo family for sustaining the legacies of their patriarch, the Speaker extended his congratulations to the management of ANN Plc for keeping the flag flying.
Noting the newspaper’s invaluable contributions to Nigeria’s democracy, Speaker Abbas urged the Tribune titles to continue to uphold the ethics and qualities of good journalism in the country.
