The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, in Ebonyi State, South East Nigeria has expressed deep shock over the sudden demise of one of its members and staff of the state’s Broadcasting Corporation, EBBC, Abakaliki, Late Mrs Evelyn Aligwe.
Mrs Aligwe died on Tuesday, after a brief illness.
A statement issued by the chairman of the Ebonyi State Council of NUJ, Comrade Samson Nwafor said the incident was devastating, as the Union also lost a renowned broadcaster and one of its members, not long ago.
According to the statement, late Mrs Aligwe was a staff of the Ebonyi Broadcasting Corporation, EBBC, who carved a niche for herself as a Presenter of note.
The statement reads in part, “It is indeed devastating for NUJ to again lose a precious member in the person of Evelyn who showed patriotic interest in the affairs of the union. Her sudden death is too painful. And for us, it is one death, too many.”
It described the late presenter as an easy going person, and one who discharged her duties with every sense of commitment and sincerity, adding that NUJ in Ebonyi State is praying for the peaceful repose of her soul and for God to grant her immediate family, the Management and Staff of EBBC, and the Council the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
