We build on the achievements of our founding fathers – Obaseki

…Includes Aigbogun, Obaigbena, Momoh, Iredia and others in Observer Newspaper Hall of Fame

Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki said the remodeling of the Nigerian Observer Newspaper was his administration’s strong determination to build on the legacy of its founding fathers.

He disclosed this during the commissioning of the revamped Nigerian Observer newspaper in Benin.

Obaseki said the Observer Newspaper was a stable where today’s leading media owners started their trade and are still very relevant in the country.

Obaseki said his administration has succeeded in turning around the fortunes of the establishment by installing state-of-the-art printing facilities, adding that his aim is to make it a formidable media center among the community of states in the country.

He said that as it stands, his administration has everything in place that he believes will keep it afloat.

The Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, while speaking on the “Nigerian Observer Chronicle Today”, said the Nigerian Observer newspaper was born on May 29, 1968 and copies of the paper appear in newsstands across Nigeria.

He also said that going down memory lane, it can be said that the Nigerian Observer, one of the legacy projects of the late Brigadier General, Samuel Osaigbovo Ogbemudia, Military Governor of Midwest and Bendel State, is a response to the genuine demands of a people. who began to feel more and more that they needed an outlet for the articulation of their own ideals, with an emphasis on informing, educating and entertaining.

Nehikhare said the Nigerian Observer was then a training ground for the country’s most successful journalists who later moved to other national newspapers and magazines and today, media owners.

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He also said that the Nigerian Observer produced many successful journalism veterans and in the late 60s, 70s and 80s, a copy of the Nigerian Observer was a hot cake at the newsstands and most individuals and institutions made it a necessity on their desk every morning.

He also went further to say that the sharp decline of the Nigerian watchdog in recent years has left a lot to be desired, apparently due to the drop in funding and that this has given much concern to the well-meaning citizens of Edo State and other admirers of the once popular and wide. read the newspaper.

He added that these and other reasons drew the attention of Governor Godwin Obaseki to this essential service sector of the communications industry in Edo State.

According to him, “The state government then embarked on overhauling the newspaper and its editorial outfit to ensure that it regains its pride of place in society.

“Through the elaborate plans put in place by the government, which include the purchase of a state-of-the-art printing press and a conducive working environment for the staff, the company hopes to generate money for the state government through advertisement placement, commercial printing and any other business related to media,” said Nehikhare.

The commissioner said that in order for the 55-year-old press outfit to appreciate those who have contributed to its successes, he decided to induct veteran journalists and media luminaries, including former staff of the Nigerian Observer , in The Nigerian Observer Hall of Fame.

He said they include the founder of BusinessDay newspapers, Frank Aigbogun; former Managing Director of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Tony Iredia; Channels Television founder Tony Momoh; Founder of Thisday Newspapers and Arise Television and former Nigerian Observer staff, Nduka Obaigbena; veteran broadcaster, Sunny Irabor; Founder, Tell Magazine, Nosa Igiebor and pioneer managing director of Midwest Newspapers Limìted, Nigerian Observer editors, Ebenezer Williams and Abiodun Aloba.