- The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has expressed shock, sadness and a deep sense of loss over the death of its member, Emmanuel Yawe, the National Publicity Secretary of the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF.
The 66-year-old veteran journalist died in his sleep on Thursday, March 10, 2022.
A statement from the NGE, signed by its President, Mustapha Isah, and General Secretary, Iyobosa Uwugiaren, recalled how Yawe was a committed member of the Guild.
“Mr. Emmanuel Yawe was one of the peacemakers and voices of reason who ensured that the last elective Congress of the Nigerian Guild of Editors in Kano was smooth and rancour free,” the statement reads.
“Even after, the Congress, Mr. Yawe again played an active role in the last biennial Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC), which held few months later in Abuja. There, he had served as a key discussant in one of the sessions on Security.
“At that session, he brought his experiences as Editor, publisher, government spokesperson, public servant and mouthpiece of the ACF to bear, as he advised Editors on how best to report issues of national security, especially in a volatile and delicate country like Nigeria”
A distinguished journalist and author, Yawe was, at various times, Member, Editorial Board of Advisers, The Point Newspaper; Editorial Board Member, People’s Daily Newspaper; Managing Editor, New Sentinel Newspaper; and Editor, Crystal International News Magazine. He also served on the Editorial Board of the New Nigerian Newspapers between 1982 and 1983.
A 1979 graduate of Political Science from the University of Ibadan, Yawe, between 1988 and 1992, served as Managing Director of Gongola Press Ltd, and before then, Director General, Governor’s Office, Gongola State between 1987 – 1988 and Editor, Sunday Triumph Newspapers 1984 – 1987.
Mr. Yawe, who hailed from Donga local government area of Taraba State, briefly served as Chief Press Secretary, Governor’s Office, Gongola State (Now Adamawa and Taraba states) in 1983.
“Emmanuel Yawe will be greatly remembered as a true professional who gave his all to the journalism profession in Nigeria. We will miss him greatly”, the Guild said.
