NUJ FCT chapter mourns three of its members, Olajide Fashikun, Chris Edoga and Grace Nwodo, who died recently

NUJ FCT chapter mourns three of its members, Olajide Fashikun, Chris Edoga and Grace Nwodo, who died recently
The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ FCT, has expressed profound sadness over the death of three of its members; Grace Nwodo (Madam Waka), Chris Edoga and Olajide Fashikun.
A statement signed by its secretary of council, Ochiaka Ugwu, quoted the chairman of council, Emmanuel Ogbeche, as saying that the death of Nwodo, Edoga and Fashikun, have left huge vacuums that will not be easily filled.
According to the statement, Grace Nwodo who was known as ‘MADAM WAKA’ until her death in auto accident last month, was a staff of Multimesh Broadcasting Company (MBC), operators of LOVE FM 104.5 & CROWTHER RADIO and anchor of the popular MADAM WAKA on the station.
Chris Edoga, a sports reporter with Federal Radio of Nigeria, was hurt in his home in Gwagwalada, Abuja few hours after leaving office last Tuesday January 22nd and later died in the hospital on Friday Janaury 25th.
Fashikun, a sports writer and athlete, Fashikun was the publisher of GongNews, an online newspaper. He died on Sunday January 27th at the Federal Medical Center, Abuja

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