EMULATE MACEBUH, SYLVA ADVISES JOURNALISTS

Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State has urged journalists in the country to emulate the professional ideals of Dr. Stanley Macebuh, a seasoned journalist and essayist who died on Sunday at 67.
In a tribute to the late journalist, signed by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Doifie Ola, Sylva said, “Macebuh practised journalism devoid of sensationalism, half-truth, and bare-faced lie, whether in his days at Daily Times, The Guardian, The Post Express, or The Sentinel.

“These titles under the editorial guidance of Macebuh never descended into the practice of emphasising the most lurid, shocking or emotive aspects of our society for selfish pecuniary advantages.”

The governor praised Macebuh as a “self-effacing professional, a forward-looking journalist who carefully considered his choice of subjects, knowing that the things he put into words and mass communicates could seriously affect the lives of other people and the character of society, generally.”
Sylva said, “Macebuh will forever live in our hearts and we will never forget the ideals he left for journalism.”
The governor prayed God to give Macebuh’s family the strength to bear the loss.

Macebuh died at National Hospital, Abuja, after an illness.
He was pioneer managing director of The Guardian and also pioneer managing director of the ThePost Publishing Company, and Editor-in-Chief of Post Express. His last public post before his death was Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications to former President Olusegun Obasanjo.


DOIFIE OLA
Chief Press Secretary to the Governor