Through a condolence message issued by Dr Reuben Abati, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, President Jonathan described Igwe as ‘a hardworking and dependable professional, who, through his various writings as columnist, author and public speaker, demonstrated a special ability to convey the truth and his convictions in lucid, compelling prose, and in a style that was shorn of cant and foppery.’
He urged the family members left behind, as well as friends and associates of the deceased to find consolation in the fact that Mr. Igwe put his God-given abilities to the best possible use and led a purposeful life wholly devoted to the defense of truth and the public interest.
Igwe was killed by a speeding vehicle in the morning of Saturday, September 6, 2014, while jogging around Okota, where he lived.
