Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has described the death of Leadership Newspaper founder and Chairman, Sam Nda-Isaiah as painful and shocking.
The governor said the late Nda-Isaiah was a true patriot who, though a pharmacist by training, made indelible contributions to the growth of the media industry and offered jobs to hundreds of Nigerians through his companies.
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He condoled the government and people of Niger State, the Leadership newspaper family and the Nda-Isaiah family in particular over his death.
In a press statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, Gov. Ortom prayed God to grant the deceased eternal rest and his family the fortitude to bear the unfortunate loss.
