Rose Audu
President Muhammadu Buhari in a statement issued by his Senior Special Adviser on Media, Femi Adesina on Monday sent condolences to family, friends, and professional associates of founder and Executive Chairman of Complete Communications Ltd, Emmanuel Sunny Ojeagbase.
The late publisher of Complete Sports passed away last weekend in the United States.
Buhari noted that the vision and diligence of late Ojeagbase transformed sports reporting and inspired a generation of media entrepreneurs.
The statement issued Monday night read in part, “President Buhari commiserates with his 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.
“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.”
Julius Ojeagbase in a statement issued on behalf of the family revealed that the publisher died after a brief illness in Atlanta, Georgia at 71.
