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Wada Maida (1950-2020): A name as tall as the man
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alam Wada Maida was the chairman of two national news media organisations when he died Monday night, Aug. 17 He was the foundation chairman of the governing board of the Peoples Media Limited, the publisher of Peoples Daily newspaper. In 2017, President Muhammadu Buhari had appointed him as the chairman of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), a familiar turf where he once was Editor-in-Chief and Managing Director.
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At 70, Wada was unusually strong, able to take up that dual role on his lean shoulders without a shudder. On the day he died, Wada had spent hours working in his office until 5pm. He returned home later that evening, did a light walkout and sat in a chair to watch the late night news on TV. He slumped in his seat and was gone. Wada's funeral took place the next day, Tuesday, Aug. 18 in Abuja. Eulogies came
in torrents for a man well deserving of them. To paraphrase William Shakespeare, the heavens themselves did blaze forth the death of this prince of Katsina. President Buhari whom Wada first served as Chief Press Secretary when the former was military head of state in 1984/85, led the flow of tributes. In a statement in Abuja by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu,
the President said: “Wada Maida was a very dedicated, hardworking and loyal professional for whom I have the deepest respect and admiration.”The passion with which Maida did his job accounted for his professional success in life, making it possible for him to attain the pinnacle of excellence in his career.” Buhari commiserated with NAN, the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), >>> Cot. on pAGE 11
Wada Maida: What he was to us, by family, friends, associates
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L-R: The late Amb. Iro Ladan Baki, former Ambassador of Nigeria to the Netherlands, Justice Saddik A. Mahuta (rtd), Galadiman Katsina and the late Malam Wada Maida during the wedding reception of Amb Iro in 1978.
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