President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the family, friends and professional associates of the founder and Executive Chairman of Complete Communications Limited, Dr Emmanuel Sunny Ojeagbase, whose vision and diligence transformed sports reporting in Nigeria and and inspired a generation of media entrepreneurs.
Dr. Ojeagbase, according to a release by the family, passed on last Saturday in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States, after a brief illness.
In his condolence message, Buhari commiserated with Ojeagbase’s wife and longtime business partner, Pastor (Mrs) Esther Ojeagbase, who worked with her husband in publishing, ministry and charity, bringing out many titles which include Complete Football magazine, Complete Football International (CFI), International Soccer Review (ISR) and Success Digest.
A statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, said the “President affirms that Ojeagbase, who worked for the Daily Times, Concord newspapers and The Guardian, before pioneering sports news publication in Nigeria, 1984, was also a teacher and preacher of the Word of God, and he lived by the tenets of the Holy Bible, greatly motivating others to grow spiritually and apply the principles of honesty, fairness and integrity in business.
“President Buhari prays that Almighty God will remember the good works of the media entrepreneur and philanthropist and grant his soul eternal rest.”