Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of veteran journalist and National Treasurer of the International Press Institute (IPI), Rafatu Salami, who passed away in the early hours of Friday in Abuja.
In a statement issued on Saturday by the Governor’s Special Adviser on Media, Ismail Isah, Ododo extended his condolences to Salami’s immediate family, the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), the International Press Institute, and the management of Voice of Nigeria, where she worked as Assistant Director of Digital Media until her death.
Governor Ododo described Salami as one of Nigeria’s outstanding female journalists, known for her remarkable achievements in the field of journalism. He praised her as a courageous professional, a loving mother, and a compassionate human being with unwavering integrity and dedication to public service.
He said, “As we mourn the passing of our sister and one of the outstanding female journalists in Nigeria, we are comforted by her legacy of remarkable achievements as a courageous professional and a caring mother, as well as her compassion for humanity, unwavering integrity, and dedication to public service.”
Ododo prayed for the peaceful repose of her soul and for God to grant her family the strength to bear the loss.
Rafatu Salami, 55, hailed from Ihima in Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State. She was laid to rest at the Gudu Cemetery in Abuja, in accordance with Islamic rites.
