Executive secretary of the Nigerian Press Council (NPC), Dr Dili Ezughah, has described the recent passing of his predecessor in office, Mr Francis Ndubuisi Nwosu, as a huge loss to the Nigerian media industry.
Reacting to Nwosu’s sudden demise barely seven months after leaving office, the NPC executive secretary expressed deep shock. He regretted that he died when his rich experience and uncompromising bent on professionalism were mostly needed to foster ethical journalism in the country.
He said, “Mr. Nwosu was among the few standing veterans who desired nothing less than excellence and undiluted professionalism in the media, right from his glorious days in the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)”.
In a press statement by assistant director of protocols/public relations, Mrs Chinyere Facah, the NPC boss said Nwosu’s relentless commitment to professionalism in the media as a fellow of the Nigerian Guild of Editors informed his advocacy for replacing the Nigerian Press Council with a new agency to be known as the Media Certification Board.
He said the board would be responsible for issuing licences to qualified professionals to practise journalism in the country.
Ezughah also said Nwosu would always be remembered for his efforts to reposition the Nigerian Press Council and strengthen the Nigerian press during his three-year tenure as its executive secretary.
“My heart goes out to his family at this trying moment. May his gentle soul continue to rest in the bosom of the Lord,” Ezughah said.
