Veteran journalist and improvement information knowledgeable, Rotimi Sankore, is useless.
This was made recognized by the Chief Government Officer of RadioNow 95.3FM, Kadaria Ahmed, in a submit on her Fb web page on Saturday.
In her submit, Ahmed described Sankore as one in every of Nigeria’s most interesting journalists and an exemplary particular person who passionately addressed the nation’s challenges
She wrote, “It’s with deep sorrow that I announce we’ve got misplaced one in every of Nigeria’s most interesting journalists and glorious all-round human beings, Rotimi Sankore. Rotimi beloved Nigeria with a ardour that allowed him to be trustworthy about her issues and what wanted to be executed to unravel them.
“He was an knowledgeable information journalist, the most effective at what he does. He might analyse information like nobody else I knew utilizing it to grasp occasions but in addition mission trajectories, particularly avoidable ones.
“Over time, Rotimi hung out and vitality making an attempt to verify these in authorities, policymakers and atypical Nigerians perceive what the numbers present, how they took place, what they imply and the way they will help us perceive what must be executed.
“His work was insightful and important, and it’s his legacy. His demise is a giant loss. We are going to miss him. My heartfelt condolences to his daughter and his household.”
Sankore’s contributions prolonged past journalism. He was also called a improvement and coverage knowledgeable, journalism coach, and human rights advocate.
Because the ED/Editor-in-Chief of the Africa Centre for Improvement Journalism, he supplied communication assist to organisations striving for social, political, and financial change in Africa.
Moreover, Sankore served because the Editorial Board Chair of the Nigeria Information Radio Group, part of the AIM Media Group, overseeing stations throughout Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Port Harcourt, and Onitsha.
