By Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday eulogized the virtues of the former chairman of the Nigeria Union Journalists, Abuja Council, late Chuks Ehirim, as he was laid to rest.
Ehirim, who died on June 16 was buried in his hometown Iseke in Ideato North Local Government Area in Imo State.
The President who was represented by the Director General of Voice of Nigeria, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, said that the late Ehirim was among the few journalists that fought for the enthronement of democracy in 1999.
According to the funeral oration presented during the burial, he stated that Ehirim had abiding faith that despite the hardship in the country the present administration was going to bring the country out of the woods.
In a brief funeral oration, Okechukwu said, “May I on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, commensurate with the wife, children, family, friends and colleagues of Comrade Chuks Ehirim for his untimely death and pray for the repose of his soul.”
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