From LASU to DELSU, where he performed his last academic assignment as an examiner, among other institutions, including civil society, and newsrooms, Nigerians have continued to share their experiences with Mr Oso in his 67 years sojourn on earth.
Since the news of his demise filtered in on Sunday morning, soothing tributes in honour of the late communication and journalism scholar, Lai Oso, have continued to flood the Nigerian media space.
Speaking with PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday, Mrs Olatunji-Bello, a professor of Physiology, said the development was too shocking for her to either say or pen a word in honour of the deceased.But Mrs Olatunji-Bello’s predecessor, Mr Fagbohun, a professor of Law and Senior Advocate of Nigeria , in his tribute shared with our reporter on Sunday, described Mr Oso’s death as “the exit of a methodical communications statesman.
But his predecessor, Mr Olatunji, a professor, who was also returning from the visit to the family, described Mr Oso as a pathfinder and a bridge builder. The statement, which was issued on behalf of the association by its Public Relations Officer, Lanre Areogundade, quoted the incumbent President of the association and Vice-Chancellor of Federal University, Kashere, Gombe State, saying; “Professor Oso held the firm conviction that the meeting of the gown and town would benefit the mass communication and media fields for the maximum impact of both professions on democracy and development.
The institute’s President and Editor-in-Chief of PREMIUM TIMES, Musikilu Mojeed, said Mr Oso will be sorely missed. He said: “Professor Oso’s sad and needless tragedy drills a long, dark, tunnel within the academic and practice environment of African journalism, and the complete implications of this convulsive loss will take time to interpret and even much more to mend.”
Mrs Alaka said the deceased served her organisation as a judge of its flagship programme- the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting, for about half a decade, even as she spoke of her “emptiness at this point”.
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