Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has expressed condolences to former Chief Executive Officer of Newswatch Magazine, Mr. Ray Ekpu, over the death of his wife, Mrs. Uyai Ekpu, describing it as a great loss to the Ekpu family.

Sanwo-Olu, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, yesterday, while mourning the passing of Mrs. Ekpu, who died at the age of 73, last Wednesday, also sympathised with the entire family, friends and associates of the deceased.

The Governor also sent his condolences to the members of the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria, NPAN, the Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, and the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, over the death of the wife of the renowned journalist and columnist.

According to Sanwo-Olu, “It is with a deep sense of sorrow that I commiserate with a veteran journalist and former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Newswatch Magazine, Mr. Ray Ekpu, on the passing of his beloved wife, Mrs. Uyai Ekpu.”