NUJ Delta Mourns Passage Of Veteran Journalist, Iloba

By Daniel Dafe

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Delta State Council has mourned the untimely passage of a veteran journalist and a former Union leader, Mr. Henry Iloba.

A statement signed by Comrade Michael Ikeogwu and Comrade Patrick Ochei
NUJ Chairman and Secretary,
Delta State Council, respectively, said that “at a time when we should be relying on the experiences of Mr. Iloba to move the Union forward, we lost him to the cold hand of death.”

Adding: “We are indeed pained by this sad event which has thrown the NUJ family in the State into mourning.”

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“The late Henry Iloba was an easy going man, peace loving, helpful in the resolutions of tasks as far as Union matters are concerned when he was with us. As a proper Asaba man, his passion for community efforts can also not be disputed,” the statement said.

“We will indeed miss him; his fatherly care and ever available admonitions based on his vast experience in Union matters.

“On this note, we sympathise with the bereaved family, even as we pray for God to grant them the fortitude to bear this irreplaceable loss.

“Goodbye dear senior colleague. Adieu!,” the statement added.

Until his death, he was a former Chairman of the Federal Information Chapel of NUJ and he retired as Deputy Director of National Orientation Agency (NOA).