Deputy Senate President Mourns Tribune Journalist Adeyemi

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has mourned the Senate correspondent of the Nigerian Tribune Newspapers, Tijani Yunusa Adeyemi, who died on Wednesday.

Until his death, Adeyemi was an active member of the Senate Press Corps (SPC), the umbrella body of journalists covering the Senate activities.

Senator Barau, in a condolence message to the Senate Press Corps, signed by his spokesperson, Ismail Mudashir, extolled the virtues of the deceased.

Describing the late Adeyemi as a dedicated and committed journalist who covered the parliament diligently, the Deputy President of the Senate prayed to Allah to grant the deceased Aljanatul Firdausi.

“Adeyemi was a perfect gentleman, hardworking and had a good working relationship with his colleagues and others. Over the years, he covered the proceedings and other activities of the parliament to the best of his ability.

” May Allah SWT grant him Aljanatul Firdausi and give all those he left behind the strength to bear his passage. Amin,” he stated.

The Deputy Senate President also condoled the management of the African Newspapers of Nigeria Ltd, the publisher of the Nigerian Tribune newspapers over Adeyemi’s passage.

LEADERSHIP reports that the late Adeyemi has since been buried in Abuja according to Islamic rites.