In a statement issued on Sunday evening, ACSPN, the association the deceased led between 2014 and 2020 as its president, said the development constitutes a monumental loss to the association and a “huge loss to the Nigerian and global mass communication and journalism community”.
The statement, which was issued on behalf of the association by its Public Relations Officer, Lanre Arogundade, 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. He pursued this conviction relentlessly, and his death is a collective loss”.
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The statement also credited its secretary and Vice Chancellor of Caleb University, Imota, Lagos, Nosa Owens-Ibie, a professor, to have said: “Under his tenure, the association began the process by producing in collaboration with UNESCO and other stakeholders, the first draft of what has now been launched as the Unbundled Mass Communication curriculum, following a curriculum development workshop for communication and journalism courses in November 2015”.
Mr Owens-Ibie described the deceased as a “scholar who helped to make scholars out of others through knowledge building, scholarly articles, and book publications…”
Described as affable and humble, the association said the combined qualities “endeared him to the younger generation of media and communication scholars and professionals who constantly sought his support and mentorship.”
