An ex-Energy Editor of The Guardian newspaper and Spokesperson of the Dangote Group, Roseline Okere is dead.
A report by Platforms Africa said that Okere, who until her death, was a staff member at the communication department of the Dangote Group, died 19 months after burying her late mother, Madam Victoria Inegbonoise, in January 2023.
The news of her demise was confirmed by the editor of The Guardian newspaper, Femi Adekoya, on Monday, after an enquiry on the National Association of Energy Correspondents (NAEC’s) WhatsApp group.
“Yes, it’s true that Roseline has passed. We can reach out to the husband and commiserate with the family,” Adekoya wrote.
This was also reiterated by the Chairman of NAEC, Ugo Amadi, who noted that he had called to confirm the news from the deceased’s husband.
“A beautiful ROSE has gone to be with the Lord. What a sad news! I just spoke with the husband to commiserate with the entire family. We will really miss her.
“As we mourn our beloved colleagues, I pray we make out time to reflect on what really is the purpose for living. Please reach out to the husband and commiserate with him. I pray for God’s grace upon all of us. Goodnight Rose,” Amadi said.
A deputy editor with Thisday newspaper, Ejiofor Alike, added; “Jesus Christ is Lord! What a world! What vanity! What is actually the purpose of life! May God accept her soul and comfort her family – IJN!”
Adding his voice to the condolences message, the former Chairman of NAEC, Emeka Ugwuanyi, wrote; “What is more beautiful than Rose? This is how I used to call her whenever we met. May God grant her soul eternal rest and comfort her nuclear and extended family members, colleagues, and NAEC members.
“Nagafe dika kpakpando ututu”. This is an Igbo hymn that vividly explained the vanity of human existence and the futility in our insatiable appetite for material things, which consequently drive us into greed, envy, cheating, corruption, backstabbing, undue blackmail and others.
“Let’s endeavour as much as possible to be sincere and true to ourselves, treat others as we would like to be treated. It is just one day and only one day, the owner of the breath will take it and the person goes as he/she came, with absolutely nothing.
“Let’s endeavour to leave good footprints on our earthly journey because we will only be remembered by our works when we have gone.
“May God grant the souls of all departed eternal rest and teach us to number our days.”
