The Managing Director of The Guardian, Mr. Eluem Emeka Izeze yesterday described the late publisher of the newspaper,Dr Alex Ibru as a decent, simple but firm man who rewarded loyalty.
He spoke at The Rutam House, premises of The Guardian during the deceased’s lying-in-state.
Izeze said: “He simply dressed in white cotton and related with people not on the basis of their class but by the fact that everybody was equal before God.”
The ceremony, attracted a large turnout of members of The Guardian family, colleagues and well-wishers who came to pay tributes and last respects.
Mr. Tunde Thompson, a former managing editor of the newspaper, said he knew the late publisher was made for paradise right from the very first day he came in contact with him. “By virtue of his simple lifestyle the man had already booked his place in paradise, Thompson said.
He said given the late late publisher’s foresight, he ploughed his money into ventures that would make those in authorities reflect on the downtrodden and provide good governance through critical editorial by the newspaper.
Thompson said: “We are here today at this premises because somebody had a foresight, some people would have starched away their money in foreign accounts but he invested wisely to give voice to the voiceless .”
Former Managing Director of the Daily Times, Dr Yemi Ogunbiyi praised the courage of the late Ibru for his resilience to challenges which he demystified in many ways and made very simply.
He advised the family and those left behind by the late publisher to uphold his good name.
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‘Ibru was simple but firm’