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Ex-information minister, Tony Momoh, dies at 81

A veteran journalist and former Minister of Information, Tony Momoh, is dead.

Momoh reportedly died at 5pm on Monday after a brief illness. He was aged 81.

He was the national chairman of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), which produced Muhammadu Buhari as its presidential candidate before merging with other parties to form the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Momoh was also outspoken on national issues, including restructuring.

President Buhari had extolled his virtues when he turned 80, and described him as a visionary in “advocating integration of communication strategies in development plans and implementations”. Peoples Party (ANPP).

He would have turned 82 on April 27.

Momoh had also served as the chairman, media and publicity of the defunct All Nigeria.

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