Jonathan, Atiku Eulogise Remi Oyo

President Goodluck Jonathan has described Dame Felicia Oluwaremilekun Oyo whose death in a London hospital was announced today, as one of the most eminent Nigerian female journalists, even as the former Nigerian Vice President, Atiku Abubakar said she was a role model.
In a separate condolence messages today, the two leaders said that Dame Remi Oyo, who was at different times, the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) and Special Adviser on media and publicity to Chief Olusegun Obasanjo when he was President of Nigeria described her as trail brazer.
President Jonathan consoled Dame Oyo’s husband, Vincent, her children, Otome and Okiemuote, her surviving siblings and other relatives.
He also commiserated with the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) which she served as a two-term President in the course of her trail-blazing journalism career, the management and staff of NAN as well as the many colleagues, friends and protégés she garnered in her very fulfilled life.
President Jonathan said that Dame Oyo was able to attain great success in a profession hitherto dominated by men and was also able to enter national service as Senior Special Assistant (Media & Publicity) to former President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2003.
Jonathan observed that late Dame Oyo was the first female Press Secretary to a Nigerian Head of State until 2007 even as said that despite that she was much honoured in life with accolades and awards including Officer of the Order of the Niger, Dame Oyo would always be remembered and continually honoured in posterity for her exemplary professional life, her inspiring leadership qualities, motherliness and generosity, her immense patriotism and her remarkable transformation of the News Agency of Nigeria during her tenure as the agency’s Managing Director.
Former Vice President Atiku also venerated Dame Oyo, saying that she was able to distinguish herself in her own profession as an excellent and hard working journalist who rose to the position of President of the Nigeria Guild of Editors.
The former Vice President noted that Oyo’s rise to prominence in her chosen profession was a testimony to the fact that women could attain any position through excellence, once the opportunity was given to them.
Atiku Abubakar explained that the late Oyo was a pride to Nigerian journalism and womanhood at large, adding that she was a role model to many professional women committed to hard-work and excellence.

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