The Chairman of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Oyo State Chapter, Mr. Goke Adelakun, has described the demise of the renowned public relations guru and image maker/manager, who was also the Abese Olubadan of Ibadanland, as a monumental loss to the public relations family, not only in Oyo State but in Nigeria as a whole.
The Chairman of the state chapter expressed this view in a release issued on behalf of the executive and members of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, Oyo State Chapter, and made available to newsmen in Ibadan.
Mr. Goke Adelakun noted that the news of the veteran public relations guru came to the NIPR family as a rude shock, particularly now that his experience and professional acumen would have been needed by the NIPR as the country is planning to host the World Public Relations Forum in Abuja in November this year.
The Chairman of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, Oyo State Chapter, recalled with nostalgia the invaluable services and significant roles played by Oloye Lekan Alabi during the formative period of B.C.O.S as a core reporter, at Odua Investment Company Limited as General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Sketch Publishing Company Limited, and as Chief Press Secretary to four successive governors and stated that his legacies would be difficult to surpass or erase in the annals of history.
Mr. Adelakun also acknowledged the significant roles played by Oloye Lekan Alabi towards the growth and development of the NIPR, Oyo State Chapter.
Mr. Goke Adelakun further observed that the late Oloye Lekan Alabi made use of public relations till he breathed his last and will forever be remembered as a professional who made professionalism, excellence, and value addition his hallmark and watchword throughout his lifetime.
While praying for the repose of the soul of the veteran public relations guru, Oloye Lekan Alabi, who always carried himself with a touch of culture, tradition, and elegance wherever he went during his lifetime, and prayed that Allah grant him Al-Jannah Firdaus, Mr. Adelakun also used the medium to commiserate with the immediate family, the Olubadan of Ibadanland, the Nigerian Union of Journalists, the people of Oyo State, the NIPR family, and the numerous radio and television stations admirers all over the country that will miss his services. He prayed that God grant them the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
