President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated and felicitated with Alhaji Najeem Jimoh, a Fellow of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, as he turned 70, Wednesday, September 14, 2022.
This was revealed in a release issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, who disclosed that:
“The President salutes a sterling career which has spanned over four decades, beginning from the days of the WNTV and WNBS. Jimoh was later to move to the Daily Times and later the Punch Newspapers, which he edited in the 1980s. He also served briefly as Group Associate Director of Thisday Newspapers and the publisher of The Hammer Newspapers in the 1990s.
“President Buhari urges the Vice Chairman, The Point Newspapers and Executive Vice Chairman of Citizen FM 93.7, Abuja, to continue sharing knowledge and skill with the younger generation of journalists, so they can value ethics and professionalism, like the celebrant.
“The President equally shares the joy of the day with Jimoh’s family, friends, associates, and the media fraternity.
“He wishes the alumnus of the University of Lagos and a one-time Secretary-General of the institution’s Students Union longer life in good health, and greater service to God and mankind.”