National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has expressed shock at the death of Chairman of Punch Nigeria Limited, Mr Wale Aboderin.
Aboderin died aged 60 after a heart surgery at the First Cardiology Consultants, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, May 30.
Tinubu described Aboderin’s death as a “huge loss to the Nigerian media”.
He said, “I was deeply saddened to learn of the death of the Chairman of Punch Newspapers, Mr. Wale Aboderin.
“We lost Wale at a rather young age when we still needed him to continue to be with us. At 60, he still had a lot to offer us but, within those three scores though, he made appreciable impact and touched and changed lives.
“As Chairman of Punch, taking over from his uncle, the actuary, Chief Ajibola Ogunshola, Wale continued to maintain and sustain the excellent journalism Punch is noted for; ensuring that the newspaper remains where it should be. Although he trained as a pilot, he was also a sports enthusiast. He particularly loved basketball to the point that he floated Dolphins Female Basketball Foundation. He was at one time, chairman of our Basketball Association in Lagos. His death is a huge loss to the Aboderin family, both immediate and extended. The media and sports worlds, which he traversed and impacted positively, have also lost an outstanding partner.
“My deep sympathy and condolences to his wife and two children. I mourn with the Aboderin family, the Punch newspaper, the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria and the media, generally. I hope and pray that God grants his family, the strength to carry on and continue with those legacies he lived for.”