Editors Condole Family of Bilkisu Yusuf

Wed, Sep 30, 2015
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The Nigerian Guild of Editors sympathises with family of Bilkisu Yusuf, a fellow of the Guild, and families of other pilgrims who were killed during a stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday, September 24

THE Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, has sent a condolence message to members of family of the late Bilkisu Yusuf, a fellow of the Guild, who died during a stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday, September 24. In the message signed by Victoria Ibanga, general secretary of the NGE, the editors expressed their sense of loss and sadness over the death of Yusuf, calling her “a trailblazing, quintessential, and indefatigable Nigerian Journalist.”

The NGE said her sudden demise was not only a great loss to the family but also to the Guild. The message said in part: “Hajiya Bilkisu was an invaluable and respected fellow of our prestigious association, FNGE, who broke the glass ceiling to edit two national newspapers and a magazine namely, The Triumph in Kano, The New Nigerian, and Citizen (both in Kaduna). Besides being the first female Editor from Northern Nigeria, she scored many other firsts in the course of her sojourn here on earth. She was the founding member of Women in Nigeria, WIN; the Federation of Muslim Women’s Association, FOMWAN; a columnist for Daily Trust and Leadership newspapers, and the Executive Director of Advocacy Nigeria, a movement for the reduction of maternal and child mortality.

In a journalism carrier, which spanned over three decades, Hajiya Bilkisu, had carved a niche for herself, contributing immensely to the growth of the Guild and development of the media industry in Nigeria, Africa and the whole world. This feat had made her a great citizen of the world.”

The Guild also recognised Yusuf as “a veteran journalist, columnist, journalism ombudsman, civil society activist, and above all, a religious leader who through her work touched many lives, united families, states and the nation in general.”

Besides, the NGE said she also a brilliant voice for the voiceless Nigerian girl child.

The Guild also conveyed its heartfelt sympathies to the families of other victims of the tragedy.

—  Sep 30, 2015 @ 16:45 GMT

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