Prince Tony Momoh is dead.
Prince Momoh, 81, died on Monday according to family sources.
Prince Momoh was a veteran journalist, lawyer, politician and former Minister of Information and Culture (1986–1990) during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. Momoh was born on April 27, 1939, in Auchi, Edo State, to the royal Momoh family. He was also the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of the University of Jos.
In January 2011, he became the National Chairman of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change CPC, one of the “legacy parties” which merged to form the now ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
President Buhari commiserated with the media industry on the loss of a veteran who put in a lot to raise the bar of the profession in various ways as an editor, manager, administrator, President and Trustee of the Guild of Editors, urging them to sustain his legacies.
Governor Sanwo-Olu also mourned the icon, hailing his impact on Nigeria as a journalist, lawyer, politician and elder statesman. “I pray that God will grant him eternal rest and give the immediate family and friends the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss,” he said.
Many other political figures have since come out to offer condolences to the aggrieved family for the loss of the veteran statesman whilst celebrating his legacy.
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