Also, the Chief Executive Officer of Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), Motunrayo Alaka, was reportedly in tears after reading the news
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”.
Speaking on behalf of the International Press Centre, its founder, Lanre Arogundade, described the late Don as a “mass communication scholar who mentored, encouraged, and impacted so many professionals.
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“He was also an ardent defender of press freedom who believed that journalism must have the enabling environment for the media to be able to fulfil its constitutional obligation,” Mr Arogundade said.
