MAKURDI – Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has stated that Late Joseph Wantu, the Benue state Correspondent of the ‘The Guardian’ newspapers who recently lost his life to the cold hands of deatt had a deep sense of character that impacted positively on the lives of his colleague. He disclosed this in a message to members of the Correspondents’ chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Benue state council during the burial of Wantu at his hometown Tse Tsuaka, Dzev, Shangev-ya, Kwande Local Government Area (LGA) of the state last weekend. He observed that “From all accounts, the deceased Benue State Correspondent of ‘The Guardian’ was a versatile Journalist who made significant contribution to the growth and development of Journalism and the print media in the state and Nigeria as a whole. POLLIn his own remarks at the occasion, Correspondent Chapel Chairman, Tor Vande-Acka extolled the virtues of the late Wantu. Vande-Acka said Wantu, a one time Vice Chairman of the chapel has remained a rallying point for members and his wise counsel would be greatly missed.

Source: The Guardian October 16, 2022 14:27 UTC