Again, Alex Ibru accepted ministerial appointment under the Abacha regime owing to pressure from people in government. Apart from trying to assassinate Alex Ibru, they also tried to bomb the company. On the staff/management crisis of 2007, when the newspaper started, Alex Ibru was over-generous and spoilt his staff. If you look at the history of the paper, there was no managing director for the first two or three years. Alex Ibru was very upset, but he later agreed that I should go and accept the offer.

Source: The Guardian July 09, 2023 14:23 UTC