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.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n He spoke at The Rutam House, premises of The Guardian during the deceased\u2019s lying-in-state.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Izeze said: \u201cHe 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.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The ceremony, attracted a large turnout of members of The Guardian family, colleagues and well-wishers who came \u00a0to pay tributes and \u00a0last respects.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n 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. \u201cBy virtue of his simple lifestyle the man had already booked his place in paradise, Thompson said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n He said given the late late publisher\u2019s 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.<\/span><\/p>\n