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Former Kwara Information commissioner dies at 91

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A former Commissioner for Information in Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulrahim Adisa, passed away in the early hours of Thursday at the age of 91.

According to a statement by the Secretary of the State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Olayinka Alaya, the Janaza prayer for the late media personality took place at 10:00 am at the Muslim Cemetery, Osere, Ilorin, the state capital.

The late Alhaji Adisa served as the General Manager of the state government-owned Herald Newspapers, Commissioner for Information and Communication, and Chairman of Moro Local Government Council in the state.

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In a condolence message delivered through his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Rafiu Ajakaye, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq recalled Alhaji Adisa’s significant contributions to the media industry, especially as a former staff member of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

Governor Abdulrazaq expressed his sympathies to the media community in the state, particularly Herald staff, as well as to Alhaji Adisa’s family.

He prayed to Allah to grant Alhaji Adisa Al-Jannah Firdaus and to console his family with divine mercies.

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