Ogunshola mourns Ibru

The former Chairman, Punch Nigeria Limited, Chief Ajibola Ogunshola, has described the death of Publisher, The Guardian, Chief Alex Ibru, as a great loss. In a statement in Lagos on Monday, Ogunshola said, "Even before The Guardian, he was already pre-eminent beyond his peers. The Nigerian press, the Nigerian people; will always be grateful to his memory for establishing The Guardian, which he achieved at the age of 38, and for ensuring that it maintained its lofty heights."It is rare to find so much wealth, charm and fame combined in a single frame. Even in grave illness, his charm and beauty shone."Ogunshola, the immediate past President of the Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria, added, "In a serious country, those who masterminded and launched the near-fatal attack on him 16 years ago and thereby changed his life forever, would be visited upon with commensurate punishment."He expressed his familys condolences to the family left behind by the late businessman.
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