President of
the 8th Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has expressed sadness over the
death of the State House Correspondent of Channels Television, Mr. Chukwuma
Onuekwusi. Saraki, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and
Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, said the late Onuekwusi was a hardworking,
passionate and conscientious journalist.
“I believe
his death has left a vacuum in the broadcast industry that cannot easily be
filled. We can only thank God for his eventful life, contributions to national
development and service to humanity. He
shall be sorely missed,” he said.
Dr. Saraki also commiserated with the
immediate family of the late veteran journalist as well as with the management
and staff of Channels Television and the State House Correspondents over the
death of Late Onuekwusi.
Late Chukwuma Onuekwusi died in the early hours of
Tuesday at a private hospital in Abuja.
He died at the age of 55 and is
survived by wife and children. Chukwuma Onuekwusi, graduate of the University
of Nigeria Nsukka joined Channels TV in 1998 and has covered several beats
before he was seconded to the Presidential Villa. The veteran journalist also
worked at Imo Broadcasting Corporation, Owerri.
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